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Caterpillar Inc.
OSHA: 6 insp.Injuries: 1 yrLabor: 2 casesImmigration: 630 LCAContracts: $197M
Caterpillar Inc. is an employer in Irving, Texas in Machinery manufacturing. Federal records hold 6 OSHA inspections, 2 concluded Wage and Hour Division cases, 630 labor condition applications, 177 PERM applications, a federal contract recipient profile and one year of injury summaries.
OSHA opened 6 inspections at Caterpillar Inc. sites in Texas since 2016, issuing 1 citation, 1 of them classified serious, willful or repeat. Current penalties total $1,924 (initially $3,498), $321 per inspection, below the national figure of $3,754. 1 inspection has at least one contested citation.
On its 2023 Form 300A summary the employer reported 686 employees and 3 recordable cases, a total recordable case rate of 0.4 per 100 full-time workers, lower than the pooled rate for its industry (2.7; median establishment 2.0).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 2 compliance actions involving Caterpillar Inc., recording $22,325 in back wages agreed to pay for 209 employees, under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act.
It filed 630 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 630 worker positions. The median offered wage is $111,675 a year against a median prevailing wage of $112,102, in line with the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($138,494). The most common prevailing wage level is Level IV (38% of filings).
OFLC records 177 PERM labor certification applications from the employer with a median offered wage of $131,747; the employer reported 48,200 employees on payroll.
USAspending lists Caterpillar Inc. as a parent recipient of $197M in federal contract obligations over the latest twelve months.
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
Compared with industry, state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 333 | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 0.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $321 | $4,096 | $5,523 | $3,754 |
| Share of inspections with a contested citation | 17% | — | 4% | 8% |
| Share of inspections with final orders on every citation | 17% | — | 60% | 56% |
Inspections with no citations count as "issued" with zero citations. Industry and state figures cover every inspection in the enforcement data since 2016, including employers without a page.
Citations by standard
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards and operational features for exit routes | 1 |
Standard numbers as the record labels them (29 CFR section; 5(a)(1) is the General Duty Clause). State-plan agencies such as Cal/OSHA cite their own codes, which appear here as recorded. Counted from the first twelve citations of each inspection.
Inspections
| Opened | Type | Scope | Citations | Current penalty | Status | Cited standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2025 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Unprogrammed related · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 29 Oct 2018 | Complaint · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 29 Oct 2018 | Fatality/catastrophe · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Planned · Safety | Partial | 1 (1 S/W/R) | $1,924 | Contested, final order | 1910.37(b)(2) (Serious) |
| 6 Sep 2016 | Planned · Safety | No inspection | 0 | — | Case closed |
Status is per inspection: "Contested" when any citation has a contest date and "Final order" when every citation has a final order date; "Issued" otherwise. Violation types: S serious, W willful, R repeat. Each date links to the inspection detail on osha.gov.
Injuries OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers (cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked). Calendar years 2023–2025.
Injury rate vs industry
Total recordable case rate for 2023. The industry median is the median rate across establishments with at least 20,000 hours in NAICS 333 (quartiles 0.0–4.7); "overall" rates pool all hours and cases.
By year
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Hours | Deaths | Days away | Restricted/transfer | Other | TRC rate | DART rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 686 | 1,494,272 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Figures sum every establishment filed under this employer name in Texas. Rates are blank where fewer than 2,000 hours were reported.
Labor Wage and Hour Division
The Wage and Hour Division publishes concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Compared with state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 333 | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $11K | $12K | $12K | $13K |
| Employees per case | 104.5 | — | 12.9 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | $107 | — | $941 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 209 | $18,990 |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 2 | $3,335 |
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2013 – 13 Mar 2015 | 2 | $3,335 | 1 | — | Family and Medical Leave Act | Concluded |
| 28 Aug 2008 – 27 Aug 2010 | 209 | $18,990 | 208 | — | Fair Labor Standards Act | Concluded |
Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 1752337, 1580550.
Immigration Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as the employer stated on the application. LCA data through 30 Jun 2026; PERM through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B labor condition applications
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 1%Level II 36%Level III 18%Level IV 38%Not stated 6%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 15-1252 | Texas | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $111,675 | $138,494 | $105,997 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $95,680–$130,707 | $112,923–$170,239 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 37% | 53% | 63% | 56% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application (hourly × 2,080). Medians use up to 400 sampled applications per employer. The occupation column is the employer's most common SOC code, Software Developers, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 35 | $112,923 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 29 | $136,531 |
| Performance / Simulation / Application Engineer | 27 | $100,298 |
| Embedded Software Senior Engineer | 26 | $121,510 |
| Lead Software Engineer | 23 | $150,758 |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 22 | $94,911 |
| Control Systems Senior Engineer | 20 | $111,644 |
| Senior Design Engineer | 18 | $114,920 |
| Performance/Simulation/Application Engineer | 15 | $95,680 |
| Control Systems Engineer | 14 | $89,097 |
| Autonomy Engineer | 13 | $97,032 |
| Design Engineer | 13 | $97,240 |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 241 | $138,494 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 111 | $107,146 |
| Electrical Engineers | 108 | $121,459 |
| Data Scientists | 45 | $123,741 |
| Validation Engineers | 28 | $108,000 |
| Robotics Engineers | 23 | $125,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 18 | $114,808 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 12 | $104,728 |
Worksite states
Illinois 494 · Texas 58 · Arizona 22 · California 10 · Colorado 7 · Pennsylvania 7 · North Carolina 5 · Washington 4
Visa classes: H-1B 622, E-3 Australian 8. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (Texas); worksites may be elsewhere.
PERM labor certification (green card sponsorship)
Top PERM job titles
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| Sr. Software Engineer | 15 |
| Embedded SW Sr. Engineer | 11 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 11 |
| Lead Software Engineer | 8 |
| Autonomy Engineering Specialist | 5 |
| Controls Systems Senior Engineer | 4 |
| Sr. Digital Product Owner | 4 |
| Engineer - Embedded Software (Multiple openings) | 3 |
| Sr Engineer-Perf/Sim/App | 3 |
| Sr. Engineer - Design | 3 |
PERM occupations
Contracts USAspending.gov
USAspending recipient totals are federal contract obligations reported by awarding agencies for the latest twelve months; a recipient profile is a company-level record, not a per-state one. Retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
USAspending lists Caterpillar Inc. among the 3,903 largest federal contract recipients. The full award list is on the recipient profile.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Obligations, FY2021–2026 | Share of the agencies shown |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $1.0B | 95% |
| Department of the Interior | $28M | 3% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $10M | 1% |
| General Services Administration | $10M | 1% |
| Department of State | $6.1M | 1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $4.1M | 0% |
The USAspending name is matched to this employer by normalised company name across all states; the total covers the whole company.
Questions and answers
Has OSHA inspected Caterpillar Inc.?
Yes. OSHA records 6 inspections at Caterpillar Inc. sites in Texas since 2016, most recently opened 9 Sep 2025.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
1 citation with current penalties totalling $1,924. 1 inspection has a final order on every citation, 1 has a contested citation and 5 are recorded as issued. Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date.
Did the Labor Department find back wages due from Caterpillar Inc.?
The Wage and Hour Division's concluded cases record $22,325 in back wages agreed to pay across 2 cases, for 209 employees.
Does Caterpillar Inc. sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 630 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 621 were certified. The median offered wage is $111,675 a year; the most common job title is Software Engineer.
Does Caterpillar Inc. sponsor green cards (PERM)?
OFLC records 177 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024–2026, 175 of them certified.
Does Caterpillar Inc. hold federal contracts?
USAspending lists it among the largest contract recipients, with $197M obligated over the latest twelve months (recipient level: parent); the largest awarding agency is the Department of Defense.
Have there been union elections at Caterpillar Inc.?
NLRB election results are not loaded on this site at present, so this page cannot say either way. The NLRB publishes recent election results and a case search on nlrb.gov.
Is this the same company as the one I am looking for?
Records are matched by normalised name and state. Subsidiaries, franchisees and other states' entities have their own records. See the methodology for how matching works.
Provenance
OSHA inspections and violations: US Department of Labor enforcement data, data.dol.gov, through 14 Sep 2026, inspections opened since 2016. Injury summaries: OSHA Injury Tracking Application Form 300A data, calendar years 2023, 2024, 2025. Wage and Hour compliance actions: data.dol.gov, concluded cases through 15 Jun 2026. LCA and PERM: OFLC disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026 through 30 Jun 2026. Federal contracts: USAspending recipient API, latest twelve months at 1 Oct 2026. NLRB election results are not loaded in this build. US government works, public domain; USAspending data is released under CC0. Page built 1 Oct 2026; errors in processing are corrected at the next build (corrections). Disputes about a record go to the agency that holds it.