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KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP

401 N LAKE ST, TOWN OF MENASHA, WI, 54956
Operated by Kimberly-Clark · 1 of 73 establishments
3222Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
EIN 390394230

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OSHA inspections
2
over 46 years
Violations
42
$905 in penalties
Penalties
$905
$22 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP has accumulated 42 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $905 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35,314 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.0 / yr · last 46 yrs
Violations
42
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$905
$22 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $905 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 IX31$50Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I21$150Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0261 B0621Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$150Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0261 L09 I11$120Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$120Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 X11$120Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 II11$120Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0111$75Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I11Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 IV11Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0110 B17 II11Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0110 D1011Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0110 E07 I11Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0166 B01 I11Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 IV11Jun 1984Jun 1984
29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 XVII11Jun 1984Jun 1984

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3222 within WI. Peer group: 35,314 employers. This establishment has 42 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
76th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.5
vs industry
−1.1
TRIR
1.2
vs industry
−1.2

Reported for 561 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
15 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Apr 201111

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2010 – Apr 2011Converted Paper Product ManufacturingFMLA11

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for Kimberly-Clark, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Kimberly-Clark locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-339727Unfair labor practiceApr 2024May 2024ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-299793Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Sep 2022ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$40.4M
Disposition
DP
Crime type
FDCA / Pharma

First case: 2025-08-28. Most recent: 2025-08-28. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · $40,400,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corp. · KMB
Aug 2025DP
12-mo agreement
FDCA / PharmaUSDOJ - Civil Division - Consumer Protection Branch,USDOJ - Criminal Division - Fraud Section$40,400,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$340.3M
Awards
48
Top agency
Department of Defense
$340.2M
Company-wide — KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$-1552.52
Obligated (all-time)
$359.8M
Awards (all-time)
4,546

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$340.2M
Department of Veterans Affairs$77K
Department of Health and Human Services$27K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2012-06-30
    $17,952,003
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-09-30
    $17,876,028
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2008-12-31
    $17,855,917
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2009-06-30
    $17,765,508
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-12-31
    $17,652,902
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2011-06-30
    $17,398,720
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2009-03-31
    $16,986,026
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-30
    $16,910,796
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2010-09-30
    $16,814,393
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2008-08-31
    $16,505,191
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2010-06-30
    $16,495,571
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2011-03-31
    $16,358,445
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2012-03-31
    $16,235,808
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2010-03-31
    $16,168,850
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2010-12-31
    $16,129,620
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2011-12-31
    $16,050,788
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2011-09-30
    $15,654,850
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2008-05-31
    $12,193,978
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2008-03-31
    $11,656,720
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2008-01-31
    $11,528,945
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2007-11-30
    $11,266,081
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2008-09-30
    $6,671,128
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF LUMBARCOOL STERILE PROBE KIT
    contract · Last action 2016-06-07
    $33,750
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR DA RPB150803MS
    contract · Last action 2015-08-06
    $12,540
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR DA RPB150616MS
    contract · Last action 2015-06-24
    $7,441
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MEDICAL, DENTAL&VETERINARY EQIP
    contract · Last action 2011-01-25
    $6,115
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MEDICAL, DENTAL & VETERINARY EQIP
    contract · Last action 2011-03-07
    $6,058
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EPT, SPLIT TORSO SM
    contract · Last action 2010-03-03
    $5,841
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SURGICL SUPPLIES.
    contract · Last action 2010-07-07
    $5,828
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EPT, SPLIT TORSO
    contract · Last action 2010-05-07
    $5,828
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EPT, SPLIT TORSO SM
    contract · Last action 2010-01-14
    $5,828
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TAS::36 0160::TAS MEDICAL, DENTAL&VETERINARY EQ
    contract · Last action 2010-12-21
    $5,769
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TAS::36 0160::TAS MEDICAL, DENTAL & VETERINARY EQ
    contract · Last action 2010-11-04
    $5,769
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TAS::36 0160::TAS MEDICAL, DENTAL & VETERINARY EQ
    contract · Last action 2010-10-20
    $5,769
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TAS::36 0160::TAS MEDICAL, DENTAL & VETERINARY EQ
    contract · Last action 2010-09-30
    $5,769
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MEDICAL, DENTAL&VETERINARY EQIP
    contract · Last action 2011-04-19
    $5,099
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TAS::36 0160::TAS MEDICAL, DENTAL & VETERINARY EQ
    contract · Last action 2010-08-27
    $4,919
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EPT, SPLIT TORSO SM
    contract · Last action 2010-03-02
    $4,856
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    DA RPB160414MS MAIN
    contract · Last action 2016-04-20
    $3,750
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PAIN PUMP
    contract · Last action 2013-06-20
    $3,247
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PO:640-P02429
    contract · Last action 2010-01-05
    $3,013
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2009-09-30
    $2,119
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH&BEAUTY AIDES
    contract · Last action 2010-12-31
    $1,927
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MIC SAFETY PEG PULL KIT
    contract · Last action 2007-10-30
    $451
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB COAT/KIMBERLY-CLARK UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS/LAR
    contract · Last action 2007-11-14
    $209
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MIC PULL SAFETY PEG
    contract · Last action 2007-11-01
    $89
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MED SURG ITEMS
    contract · Last action 2017-01-31
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    RESALE - HEALTH AND BEAUTY CARE PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2009-05-20
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 424210 - DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2017-01-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1984-04-23Planned4214$905
1980-02-19Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP is one of 73 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kimberly-Clark.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kimberly-Clark across all 73 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Kimberly-Clark, which operates 73 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP's OSHA violation history?
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 42 violations and $905 in total penalties.
How does KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP's safety record compare to its industry?
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP operates in the converted paper product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP's self-reported DART rate is 0.52 compared to an industry average of 1.6.