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KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION

2001 ORANGETHORPE, FULLERTON, CA, 92634

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OSHA inspections
6
over 52 years
Violations
14
$1,090 in penalties
Penalties
$1,090
$78 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $1,090 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,379 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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
6
0.1 / yr · last 52 yrs
Violations
14
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$1,090
$78 avg / violation
7% serious93% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 6

100% 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $1,090 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4075 A21Dec 1990Dec 1990
3314 A11$300Nov 2000Nov 2000
3660 A11$280Apr 2001Apr 2001
6151 C0111$185Apr 2001Apr 2001
3203 A0211$185Apr 2001Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.0309 A11$35Aug 1973Aug 1973
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$35Aug 1973Aug 1973
29 CFR 1910.0261 K3011$35Aug 1973Aug 1973
29 CFR 1910.0261 K3111$35Aug 1973Aug 1973
5144 F0111Nov 1991Nov 1991
3279 D0211Dec 1990Dec 1990
29 CFR 1910.0179 J0311Nov 1987Nov 1987
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0311Aug 1973Aug 1973

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 119,379 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
6

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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
7

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 CORPORATION 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.). 7 cases · 7 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-CA-038429Unfair labor practiceJul 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038409Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038383Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Sep 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038355Unfair labor practiceMay 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038132Unfair labor practiceNov 2007Jan 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-037914Unfair labor practiceJul 2007Aug 2007ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-036999Unfair labor practiceAug 2005Feb 2006ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California

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 CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION. 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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2000-10-18Complaint3$650
2000-06-07Complaint1$300
1991-11-20Complaint1$0
1990-10-30Complaint31$0
1987-10-20Complaint1$0
1973-08-07Complaint5$140

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION 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.

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What is KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $1,090 in total penalties.