Establishment profile
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
17589 PLANT ROAD, COOSA PINE, AL, 35044
Operated by Kimberly-Clark · 1 of 73 establishments
EIN 390394230
Summary
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION has accumulated 63 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $29,260 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27,145 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 31 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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 · 35 citations in this view · $26,255 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 4 | 3 | $2,045 | Dec 1979 | Jan 1992 |
| 5A0001 | 3 | 2 | $4,840 | Jul 1977 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0261 H03 VI | 3 | 3 | $1,000 | Nov 1977 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0261 B03 | 3 | 2 | $730 | Dec 1979 | Jul 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 XII | 3 | 1 | $360 | Nov 1979 | Nov 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 040004 | 3 | 1 | — | Nov 1979 | Nov 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 XVII | 2 | 1 | $800 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 L01 I | 2 | 1 | $300 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0261 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 P08 IID | 1 | 1 | $2,300 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0165 B03 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A03 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0261 G17 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 XXVI | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jan 1992 | Jan 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0156 B01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0261 A03XVIII | 1 | 1 | $640 | Mar 1990 | Mar 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0261 A03 X | 1 | 1 | $640 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 L04 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Dec 1989 | Dec 1989 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 27,145 employers. This establishment has 63 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 596 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.
Inspection breakdown
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
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 31+ years. Most recent activity: 31 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)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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
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.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation Kimberly-Clark Corp. · KMB | Aug 2025 | DP 12-mo agreement | FDCA / Pharma | USDOJ - Civil Division - Consumer Protection Branch,USDOJ - Criminal Division - Fraud Section | $40,400,000 | No |
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-05-30 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1991-07-12 | Planned | 11 | 11 | $19,800 | |
| 1990-03-13 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $640 | |
| 1989-11-29 | Complaint | 16 | 10 | $5,900 | |
| 1989-03-30 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | 1 | $500 | |
| 1985-01-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-06-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-06-16 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $490 | |
| 1979-10-15 | Planned | 31 | 10 | $1,690 | |
| 1977-07-29 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-07-20 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-06-29 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $240 |
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 CORPORATION 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
Other establishments operated by Kimberly-Clark, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATIONMARINETTE, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATIONSAINT JOSEPH, KY — 3 federal enforcement records
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPTOWN OF MENASHA, WI — 3 federal enforcement records
- KIMBERLY CLARK CORPEVERETT, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATIONFULLERTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATIONNEENAH, WI — 2 federal enforcement records
- KIMBERLY CLARK CO.FULLERTON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KIMBERLY CLARK CORPMount Shasta, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- KIMBERLY CLARK CORPNew Milford, CT — 2 federal enforcement records
- KIMBERLY CLARK CORPEVERETT, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Kimberly-Clark locationsParent rollup
- Employers in ALState-wide enforcement data
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.
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 63 violations and $29,260 in total penalties.
- Has KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION.