Establishment profile
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
58 PICKETT DISTRICT ROAD, NEW MILFORD, CT, 06776
322121 — Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
Summary
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION has accumulated 73 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $82,338 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 15 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
88% 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 · 32 citations in this view · $77,388 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 5 | 1 | $40,000 | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 5A0001 | 3 | 1 | $8,500 | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $2,950 | Jan 1989 | Feb 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 2 | 2 | $900 | Jan 1989 | Jan 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $500 | Jan 1989 | Dec 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 2 | 2 | $200 | Jan 1990 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1989 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Feb 2006 | Feb 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $2,350 | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 | 1 | 1 | $2,338 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 1 | 1 | $1,870 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,330 | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 1991 | Aug 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 E | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 F04 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1989 | Jan 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 1989 | Jan 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 most other employers in NAICS 3221 within CT. Peer group: 15 employers. This establishment has 73 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 341 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
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
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 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 CT — for KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION, not this location alone
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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-CA-009557 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2001 | Nov 2002 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
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)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 significant noncompliance · $14,418 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP 58 PICKETT DISTRICT RD · NEW MILFORD, CT, 06776 | AirWaterRCRA | Significant Violation QNCR 12 | 6 | 1 | $14,418 | Jul 2025 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-23 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $4,208 | |
| 2005-09-01 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $9,000 | |
| 2004-02-02 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $750 | |
| 1991-08-19 | Follow-up | 6 | 2 | $1,700 | |
| 1991-05-16 | Complaint | 13 | 6 | $9,630 | |
| 1989-10-05 | Complaint | 8 | 1 | $600 | |
| 1988-12-30 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-05-02 | Complaint | 41 | 27 | $56,450 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- FLEXO CONVERTERS USA, INC.MERIDEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- DUNN PAPER LLCEAST HARTFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
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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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 73 violations and $82,337.5 in total penalties.
- How does KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION operates in the paper (except newsprint) mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.9. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0.91 compared to an industry average of 2.