CATERPILLAR, INC.
805 W. JACKSON, MORTON, IL 61550
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Inspection records
May 4, 2023#346679681May 4, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346679681$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346679681
Dates
- Opened
- May 4, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 2, 2023
- Closed
- Oct 5, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 750
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 N Morton Ave, Morton, IL 61550
- Industry
- 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jan 4, 2019#343691994Jan 4, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343691994$10,4191 viol.1 violation$10,419 in penalties
Inspection #343691994
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 4, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 4, 2019
- Contested
- Jun 24, 2019
- Final Order
- May 26, 2020
- Closed
- Jul 11, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,419
- Penalties on Record
- $10,419
- Site Address
- 500 N Morton Ave, Morton, IL 61550
- Industry
- 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates finger while repairing chain
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 III B | Serious | 2 | 2 | $10,419 | $10,419 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jun 24, 2019 | May 26, 2020 |
Oct 11, 1994#122190655Oct 11, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#122190655$1,2001 viol.1 violation$1,200 in penalties
Inspection #122190655
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 11, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 18, 1994
- Closed
- Dec 23, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,700
- Penalties on Record
- $1,200
- Site Address
- 805 W. Jackson, Morton, IL 61550
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 10 | $1,700 | $1,200 | Dec 27, 1994 | - | - |
Sep 8, 1993#103490397Sep 8, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103490397$5003 viol.3 violations$500 in penalties
Inspection #103490397
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 8, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 4, 1993
- Contested
- Dec 23, 1993
- Final Order
- Sep 26, 1994
- Closed
- Sep 28, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $500
- Penalties on Record
- $500
- Site Address
- 805 W. Jackson, Morton, IL 61550
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Repeat | 2 | 3 | $500 | $500 | Nov 30, 1993 | Dec 23, 1993 | Sep 26, 1994 |
| 03001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Dec 6, 1993 | Dec 23, 1993 | Sep 26, 1994 |
| 03002 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 D01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1993 | Dec 23, 1993 | Sep 26, 1994 |
Apr 13, 1993#103492187Apr 13, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103492187$5,6251 viol.1 violation$5,625 in penalties
Inspection #103492187
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 13, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 13, 1993
- Closed
- Jun 21, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $12,500
- Penalties on Record
- $5,625
- Site Address
- 805 W. Jackson, Morton, IL 61550
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 | Repeat | 1 | 8 | $12,500 | $5,625 | May 10, 1993 | - | - |
Mar 3, 1993#103489969Mar 3, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103489969$1,5001 viol.1 violation$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #103489969
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 4, 1993
- Closed
- Mar 20, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- 805 W. Jackson, Morton, IL 61550
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Mar 15, 1993 | - | - |
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About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 1993 to 2023. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: construction machinery manufacturing reported 2.8 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 8.1%; NAICS 33312 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source