CATERPILLAR, INC.
4-H PARK RD, PONTIAC, IL 61764
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Inspection records
Feb 4, 1994#103284733Feb 4, 1994Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#103284733$3,1503 viol.3 violations$3,150 in penalties
Inspection #103284733
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 4, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 15, 1994
- Final Order
- Apr 3, 1995
- Closed
- Mar 14, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,020
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $31,500
- Penalties on Record
- $3,150
- Site Address
- 4-H Park Rd, Pontiac, IL 61764
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $10,500 | $1,050 | Mar 9, 1994 | - | Apr 3, 1995 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $10,500 | $1,050 | Mar 9, 1994 | - | Apr 3, 1995 |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $10,500 | $1,050 | Mar 9, 1994 | - | Apr 3, 1995 |
Jan 7, 1994#103491189Jan 7, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103491189$3,0002 viol.2 violations$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #103491189
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 7, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 12, 1994
- Final Order
- Mar 12, 1996
- Closed
- Mar 18, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 970
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 4-H Park Rd, Pontiac, IL 61764
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $5,000 | $3,000 | Feb 22, 1994 | - | Mar 12, 1996 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IIIA | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Mar 1, 1994 | - | Mar 12, 1996 |
Oct 19, 1993#106556962Oct 19, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#106556962$2,5001 viol.1 violation$2,500 in penalties
Inspection #106556962
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 19, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 20, 1993
- Final Order
- Mar 12, 1995
- Closed
- Mar 15, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 970
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,500
- Penalties on Record
- $2,500
- Site Address
- 4-H Park Rd, Pontiac, IL 61764
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 18 | 2 | $3,500 | $2,500 | Dec 21, 1993 | - | Mar 12, 1995 |
Jul 16, 1993#103490421Jul 16, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103490421$3,3504 viol.4 violations$3,350 in penalties
Inspection #103490421
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 16, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 16, 1993
- Contested
- Sep 28, 1993
- Final Order
- Mar 15, 1995
- Closed
- Aug 25, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 970
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,550
- Penalties on Record
- $3,350
- Site Address
- 4-H Park Rd, Pontiac, IL 61764
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,275 | $2,275 | Sep 17, 1993 | Sep 28, 1993 | Mar 15, 1995 |
| 01002A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $975 | $975 | Sep 13, 1993 | Sep 28, 1993 | Mar 15, 1995 |
| 01002B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 3 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 13, 1993 | Sep 28, 1993 | Mar 15, 1995 |
| 02001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 12 | $1,300 | $100 | Oct 18, 1993 | Oct 20, 1993 | Mar 15, 1995 |
Jan 6, 1988#101028967Jan 6, 1988Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#101028967$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101028967
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 6, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 7, 1988
- Closed
- Dec 21, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,420
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- R. R. #4, Pontiac, IL 61764
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
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.
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.
15 inspections, 1988 to 2016. 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
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.