CATERPILLAR INC.
U.S. ROUTE 24, MAPLETON, IL 61547
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Inspection records
Jun 2, 2022#346003049Jun 2, 2022OpenFatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyOpenFatality#346003049$145,0271 viol.1 violation$145,027 in penalties
Inspection #346003049
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 2, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 28, 2022
- Contested
- Dec 1, 2022
- Closed
- Open
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 971
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $145,027
- Penalties on Record
- $145,027
- Site Address
- 8826 Us-24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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 is killed after falling into crucible of molten iro
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B06 I | Willful | 3 | 13 | $145,027 | $145,027 | Nov 10, 2022 | Dec 1, 2022 | - |
Feb 28, 2022#345804926Feb 28, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345804926$11,0001 viol.1 violation$11,000 in penalties
Inspection #345804926
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 28, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 28, 2022
- Contested
- Aug 12, 2022
- Final Order
- Sep 22, 2023
- Closed
- Sep 25, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,502
- Penalties on Record
- $11,000
- Site Address
- 8826 W Us Hwy 24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
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's fingers are amputated by core making machine.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 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 C07 I A | Other | 1 | 3 | $14,502 | $11,000 | Aug 18, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | Sep 22, 2023 |
Jan 6, 2022#345714349Jan 6, 2022Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#345714349$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345714349
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 6, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 23, 2022
- Closed
- Jun 24, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 865
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8826 W Us Hwy 24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jul 13, 2020#344855556Jul 13, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344855556$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344855556
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 13, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 13, 2020
- Closed
- Oct 5, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 570
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8826 W Route 24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
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.
Jul 13, 2020#344830104Jul 13, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344830104$5,7501 viol.1 violation$5,750 in penalties
Inspection #344830104
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 13, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 13, 2020
- Final Order
- Oct 5, 2020
- Closed
- Dec 1, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 570
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,639
- Penalties on Record
- $5,750
- Site Address
- 8826 W Us Hwy 24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
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 | 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Criteria OSHA citation code: 19100029 B02 I | Other | 1 | 12 | $9,639 | $5,750 | - | Oct 5, 2020 |
May 31, 2019#344047691May 31, 2019Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344047691$17,7123 viol.3 violations$17,712 in penalties
Inspection #344047691
Dates
- Opened
- May 31, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- May 31, 2019
- Final Order
- Dec 3, 2019
- Closed
- Dec 6, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,567
- Penalties on Record
- $17,712
- Site Address
- 8826 W Route 24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,084 | $4,959 | Dec 11, 2019 | - | Dec 3, 2019 |
| 01002A | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I | Serious | 2 | 4 | $10,627 | $7,439 | Dec 11, 2019 | - | Dec 3, 2019 |
| 01003A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $8,856 | $5,314 | Dec 11, 2019 | - | Dec 3, 2019 |
Apr 6, 2018#343071999Apr 6, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#343071999$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343071999
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 6, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 7, 2018
- Closed
- Aug 7, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8826 W Route 24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
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.
Oct 4, 2017#342687316Oct 4, 2017Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Safety#342687316$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342687316
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 4, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 4, 2017
- Closed
- Oct 27, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8826 W Route 24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jul 28, 2017#342512357Jul 28, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342512357$5,0791 viol.1 violation$5,079 in penalties
Inspection #342512357
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 9, 2017
- Final Order
- Nov 28, 2017
- Closed
- Dec 13, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $5,079
- Site Address
- 8826 W Us Hwy 24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
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.
Worker reaches for part falls and fractures ribs
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $5,079 | Dec 6, 2017 | - | Nov 28, 2017 |
May 23, 2017#342347028May 23, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#342347028$4501 viol.1 violation$450 in penalties
Inspection #342347028
Dates
- Opened
- May 23, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 16, 2017
- Final Order
- Sep 8, 2017
- Closed
- Feb 23, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $950
- Penalties on Record
- $450
- Site Address
- 8826 W Route 24, Mapleton, IL 61547
- Industry
- 331511 Iron Foundries
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 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $950 | $450 | Mar 9, 2018 | - | Sep 8, 2017 |
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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.
26 inspections, 1986 to 2026. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: iron foundries reported 5.5 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.1%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source