Caterpillar Inc. has 7 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 2004.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 21, 2023 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Boonville.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 14 citation items: 5 serious and 9 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $38,181 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $17,950, down 53%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.305, electrical wiring methods (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Caterpillar Inc. averages $6,575 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Caterpillar Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 346924079 OPENED AUG 21, 2023Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed Dec 30, 2025
2416 Mid America Industrial Drive, Boonville, MO 65233 · Construction Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 14, 2023 (fatal): Employee dies of cardiac arrest
At 7:30 a.m. on August 14, 2023, an employee was found unresponsive with his head inside of a machine. The employee was likely cleaning the machine with a vacuum. The employee died of cardiac arrest.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $16,131 | $10,000 | Feb 7, 2024 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Boonville site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 167 workers: 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 108 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Mar 23, 2021, Boonville: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
While moving a tote, an employee tripped and fell to the floor resulting in a fractured left hip.
May 7, 2015, Boonville: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was running a deflashing machine. The main auger of the machine registered a fault. The employee cleared the alarm and vacuumed out the media. He reached into the auger to clear the media by hand. The machine was running at the time. His right hand made contact with the moving auger, resulting in a partial amputation of his middle finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
