Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Caterpillar
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol CAT)
Headquartered in:
Illinois
Major Industry:
heavy equipment
Specific Industry:
construction equipment
Penalty total since 2000:
$46,091,541
Number of records:
102
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environment-related offenses | $28,351,460 | 22 |
| employment-related offenses | $16,959,426 | 9 |
| safety-related offenses | $696,305 | 66 |
| consumer-protection-related offenses | $40,000 | 3 |
| competition-related offenses | $26,350 | 1 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environmental violation | $28,351,460 | 22 |
| benefit plan administrator violation | $16,500,000 | 1 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $639,435 | 62 |
| employment discrimination | $256,303 | 1 |
| labor relations violation | $160,695 | 3 |
Notes:
Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Associated Names:
ANCHOR COUPLING; BUCYRUS; BUCYRUS FIELD SVC; Caterpillar; CATERPILLAR 3304 TAHCR NO2021; CATERPILLAR 3406 TA NO2048; CATERPILLAR G3306 TA LCR NO2240; CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING, INC.; CATERPILLAR INC NEWBERRY; Caterpillar Insurance Services Corporation; CATERPILLAR LOGISTICS INC.; CATERPILLAR SEGUIN ENGINE CENTER; CATERPILLAR TRACK TYPE TRACTORS DIV; CATERPILLAR, INC. 051190152900004; ELECTRO MOTIVE DIESEL; HAYNES; KEMPER VALVE AND FITTINGS; MINSERCO; PROGRESS RAIL; PROGRESS RAIL SVC DBA CHEMETRO [...]
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Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Industries LLC | environmental violation | 2017 | USAO | $25,000,000 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $16,500,000 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $2,550,000 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | (*) $2,550,000 |
| CATERPILLAR INC | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $300,000 |
| Caterpillar | employment discrimination | 2001 | private lawsuit-federal | $256,303 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $105,000 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $96,750 |
| Caterpillar (Joliet) | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $90,000 |
| CATERPILLAR LOGISTICS, INC. | labor relations violation | 2017 | NLRB | $88,445 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $65,000 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | MSHA | $51,000 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | motor vehicle safety violation | 2008 | FMCSA | $30,960 |
| CATERPILLAR INC | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $30,500 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | MSHA | $30,000 |
| Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. | export control violation | 2014 | BIS | $26,350 |
| CATERPILLAR LOGISTICS INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $25,868 |
| CATERPILLAR INC | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $25,000 |
| Caterpillar Insurance Services Corporation | insurance violation | 2003 | MA-INS | $25,000 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $20,340 |
| CATERPILLAR INC | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $20,000 |
| CATERPILLAR INC | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $20,000 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $20,000 |
| Caterpillar Logistic Services Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $18,990 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | economic sanction violation | 2003 | OFAC | $18,000 |
| CATERPILLAR G3306 TA LCR NO2240 | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $17,984 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $17,712 |
| HAYNES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $17,150 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $15,500 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $15,400 |
| CATERPILLAR INC | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $15,050 |
| 60196 - PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $15,000 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $13,375 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $13,200 |
| CATERPILLAR INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $13,200 |
| CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $12,934 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $12,934 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $12,600 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $12,548 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | MSHA | $12,325 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $12,062 |
| ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $12,000 |
| CATERPILLAR,INC.-HIGH PERFORMANCE EXTRUSIONS GROUP | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $11,050 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $10,962 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $10,419 |
| Progress Rail Services Corporation | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $10,000 |
| SOLAR TURBINES, INC | aviation safety violation | 2012 | FAA | $10,000 |
| Caterpillar Insurance Services Corp. | insurance violation | 2003 | IN-INS | $10,000 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $10,000 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | MSHA | $10,000 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | MSHA | $10,000 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $9,500 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | MSHA | $9,500 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $9,000 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $8,900 |
| CATERPILLAR 3304 TAHCR NO2021 | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $8,649 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $8,500 |
| PROGRESS RAIL WELDING CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $8,054 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $8,000 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | Family and Medical Leave Act | 2017 | WHD | $7,992 |
| MINSERCO, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $7,897 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | Family and Medical Leave Act | 2013 | WHD | $7,812 |
| CATERPILLAR SEGUIN ENGINE CENTER | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $7,701 |
| CATERPILLAR SEGUIN ENGINE CENTER | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $7,701 |
| Caterpillar, Inc | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $7,634 |
| Progress Rail Services | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $7,250 |
| CATERPILLAR 3406 TA NO2048 | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $7,200 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC., TRACK-TYPE TRACTORS DIV | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| KEMPER VALVE & FITTINGS CORP. | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | MSHA | $6,996 |
| HAYNES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $6,975 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2020 | OSHA | $6,882 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $6,563 |
| ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $6,375 |
| CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $6,370 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. 051190152900004 | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $6,300 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $6,300 |
| 60227 - PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $6,300 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | MSHA | $6,200 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $6,000 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | MSHA | $5,961 |
| BUCYRUS FIELD SERVICES INC | motor vehicle safety violation | 2009 | FMCSA | $5,910 |
| KEMPER VALVE AND FITTINGS CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $5,880 |
| MINSERCO, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $5,624 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $5,400 |
| ANCHOR COUPLING CO | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $5,225 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $5,079 |
| CATERPILLAR INC NEWBERRY | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $5,000 |
| CATERPILLAR INSURANCE SERVICES CORP | insurance violation | 2003 | VA-INS | $5,000 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| CATERPILLAR, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES DBA CHEMETRON RAILWAY | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $5,000 |
