MAPLETON, IL —
OSHA Inspection: CATERPILLAR INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of CATERPILLAR INC. in 8826 US-24, MAPLETON, IL 61547 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 347701054.
What this inspection record means
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CATERPILLAR INC.
- Site address
- 8826 US-24
- City
- MAPLETON
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61547
- Mailing
- 8826 US-24, MAPLETON, IL 61547
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331511
- Employees
- 570
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Jan 24, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,464 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition: On or about August 20, 2024, employees were exposed to slip and trip hazards from the accumulation of sand particulate throughout the walking-working surfaces around Dust Collector A039971 work area.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $6464
- — Z (S) $6464
1910.1053 C
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $15,082 · Current $15,082
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(c): The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 ug/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA: On August 20, 2024, the employer failed to ensure that no maintenance employee performing filter change activities on Dust Collector A039971 was exposed to an 8-hour weighted average (TWA) in excess of 50 micrograms/cubic meter (U g/m3) of respirable crystalline silica (RCS)
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $15082
- — C (S) $15082
- — Z (S) $15082
1910.1053 F01
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible: On August 20, 2024, a maintenance employee performing filter change activities on Dust Collector A039971 was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 220 micrograms/cubic meter (ug/m3) of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) above the Permissible Exposure Limited (PEL) of 50 uglm3.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1053 G02
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(2): Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134: On or about August 20, 2024, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134 for an employee conducting maintenance activities on Dust Collector A039971 exposed to an 8-hour time weighed average (TWA) of 220 micrograms/cubic meter (ug/m3) of respirable crystalline silica (RCS), approximately 4.5 times the Permissible Exposure Level (PEL) of 50 ug/m3. The exposure level was derived from samples collected over a 470-minute sampling period, with zero exposure assume for the period of 10 minutes.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1053 D01
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $15,082 · Current $15,082
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section: On August 20, 2024, the employer failed to fully document an assessment of employee exposure to silica for maintenance employees who conduct filter change activities on Dust Collector A039971.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $15082
- — C (S) $15082
- — Z (S) $15082
1910.1053 D03 I
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(3)(i): The employer did not perform initial monitoring to assess the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples that reflect the exposures of employees on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area: On or about August 20, 2024, employees were exposed to respirable crystalline silica and the employer did not assess the 8-hour TWA for each employee conducting maintenance activities and hauling away casting sand on Dust Collector A039971 and discharge chute area.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D03 I B 1
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $15,082 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(B)(1): The employer did not select a respirator for employee use that maintained the employee's exposure to the hazardous substance, when measured outside the respirator, at or below the maximum use concentration: On or about August 20, 2024, employees were exposed to respirable crystalline silica when maintaining the dust collector and the employer did not require the use of respiratory protection.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $15082
- — Z (S) $15082
1910.1053 G01
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(1): Where respiratory protection was required by this section, the employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of this paragraph and 29 CFR 1910.134: On or about August 20, 2024, employees were exposed to respirable crystalline silica over the PEL, and the employer did not implement respiratory protection for employees conducting maintenance activities on Dust Collector A039971.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 347701054.
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