CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO
ROUTE 31, Oswego, IL 60543
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Inspection records
Aug 26, 1981#14461180Aug 26, 1981Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#14461180$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14461180
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 1981
- Closed
- Aug 28, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,432
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Route 31, Oswego, IL 60543
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jan 20, 1981#14440655Jan 20, 1981Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#14440655$010 viol.10 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14440655
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 20, 1981
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 23, 1981
- Contested
- May 15, 1981
- Closed
- Jul 2, 1982
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Route 31, Oswego, IL 60543
- 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 (7 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Serious | 3 | - | $600 | $0 | Jun 4, 1981 | May 15, 1981 | - |
| 01003B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | May 4, 1982 | May 15, 1981 | - |
| 01003C | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 5, 1982 | May 15, 1981 | - |
| 02001 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 7, 1981 | May 15, 1981 | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J01 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Aug 4, 1981 | May 15, 1981 | - |
| 02003 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 II | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jul 4, 1981 | May 15, 1981 | - |
| 02004 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 5, 1982 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 7, 1980#14459341Oct 7, 1980Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#14459341$1,7009 viol.9 violations$1,700 in penalties
Inspection #14459341
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 7, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 20, 1980
- Closed
- Aug 28, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 59
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 9 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,700
- Site Address
- Rt 31, Oswego, IL 60543
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | - | $100 | $1,000 | Jun 10, 1981 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 B | Serious | 1 | - | $700 | $0 | Oct 26, 1981 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Serious | 1 | - | $700 | $700 | Nov 24, 1980 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B07 | Serious | 9 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 24, 1980 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B10 | Serious | 10 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 24, 1980 | - | - |
| 01003D | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B11 | Serious | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 26, 1980 | - | - |
| 01003E | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E03 | Serious | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 24, 1980 | - | - |
Showing the 7 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 17, 1980#14413090Sep 17, 1980Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#14413090$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14413090
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 17, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 1980
- Closed
- Sep 22, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 5,900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Rt 31, Oswego, IL 60543
- 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.
Mar 21, 1979#14439921Mar 21, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#14439921$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14439921
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 21, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Route 31 Two Miles South Of Rt, Oswego, IL 60538
- 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.
Mar 21, 1979#14439905Mar 21, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#14439905$4201 viol.1 violation$420 in penalties
Inspection #14439905
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 21, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 23, 1979
- Closed
- Apr 16, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $420
- Penalties on Record
- $420
- Site Address
- Route 31 Five Miles South Of R, Oswego, IL 60538
- 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 | - | $420 | $420 | Apr 16, 1979 | - | - |
Jan 19, 1979#14448401Jan 19, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#14448401$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14448401
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 19, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 19, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6,600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Rt 31 5 Miles South Of Aurora, Oswego, IL 60543
- 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
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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.
7 inspections, 1979 to 1981. 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.