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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: 3M Company
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol MMM)
Headquartered in: Minnesota
Major Industry: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry: diversified
Penalty total since 2000: $19,694,670,387
Number of records: 144
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
environment-related offenses$13,545,243,83656
safety-related offenses$6,033,699,11072
competition-related offenses$75,175,0004
employment-related offenses$21,708,9649
financial offenses$9,743,4772
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
PFAS violation$13,538,700,0009
product safety violation$6,000,000,0001
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices$68,550,0002
drug or medical equipment safety violation$32,500,0001
employment discrimination$15,000,0002
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
3M CompanyPFAS violation2024private lawsuit-federal$12,500,000,000
3M Companyproduct safety violation2023private lawsuit-federal$6,000,000,000
3MPFAS violation2018MN-AG$850,000,000
3M Co.PFAS violation2021private lawsuit-federal$98,400,000
3M Companyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$39,750,000
3M Companydrug or medical equipment safety violation2019private lawsuit-federal$32,500,000
3M Companyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2006private lawsuit-federal$28,800,000
3M CompanyPFAS violation2023private lawsuit-federal$27,000,000
3M CompanyPFAS violation2022private lawsuit-federal$21,750,000
3MPFAS violation2021private lawsuit-state$12,500,000
3M Co.employment discrimination2011private lawsuit-state$12,000,000
3M Co.PFAS violation2022private lawsuit-federal$12,000,000
3m CompanyPFAS violation2022private lawsuit-federal$11,100,000
3M Companyeconomic sanction violation2023OFAC$9,618,477
3M CompanyFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$9,100,000
3M CompanyForeign Corrupt Practices Act2023SEC$6,500,000
The 3M CompanyPFAS violation2021private lawsuit-federal$5,950,000
3Mwage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-federal$4,950,000
3M Co.employment discrimination2011EEOC$3,000,000
3M Companyhazardous waste violation2022MN-ENV$2,844,694
3M Companywage and hour violation2021private lawsuit-federal$1,550,000
3M Companyenvironmental violation2006EPA$1,521,983
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$312,518
3M - COTTAGE GROVE - CORPORATE INCINERATORenvironmental violation2023EPA$275,000
3M CORDOVA-SPECIALTY MATERIALS MFG DIVenvironmental violation2004EPA$192,500
3M Companyenvironmental violation2021EPA$180,000
3Menvironmental violation2022EPA$170,000
3M Companyair pollution violation2010WI-AG$150,000
3M Co.hazardous waste violation2024EPA$125,900
3M Imtec Corporationexport control violation2010BIS$125,000
3M Imtec Corporationeconomic sanction violation2010OFAC$125,000
3M Companyair pollution violation2009CA-SCAQMD$104,000
3M Companypesticide violation2013CA-DPR$91,192
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$81,000
3M Companyhazardous waste violation2021MN-ENV$80,000
3M Companyenvironmental violation2003EPA$78,395
3M Medinaenvironmental violation2006OH-ENV$74,000
3M CompanyFamily and Medical Leave Act2018WHD$70,000
3M - COTTAGE GROVE ABRASIVES AND BUBBLESenvironmental violation2014EPA$65,000
3Mlabor relations violation2005NLRB$60,000
3M HUTCHINSONenvironmental violation2000EPA$52,340
3M COTTAGE GROVE INCINERATORenvironmental violation2017EPA$50,000
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$49,112
3Mworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$44,000
3M TONAWANDAworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$42,706
CERADYNE, INC. A 3M COMPANYlabor relations violation2019NLRB$41,125
3M Companyair pollution violation2017AL-ENV$40,000
3M SAINT PAUL MAIN PLANTenvironmental violation2000EPA$38,596
3M Companyair pollution violation2022TX-ENV$33,300
3M Co.air pollution violation2022CA-SCAQMD$30,000
3M-COTTAGE GROVE ABRASIVESenvironmental violation2008EPA$30,000
3M Companyworkplace safety or health violation2024MSHA$29,893
CUNO, INC.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$28,125
3M Companyair pollution violation2014AL-ENV$27,000
3M Companyenvironmental violation2021AL-ENV$25,000
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$25,000
CUNO, INC.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$24,075
3M Companyworkplace safety or health violation2006MSHA$23,000
3Mlabor relations violation2008NLRB$22,839
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$21,000
3M Companyair pollution violation2013AL-ENV$20,000
Ceradyne Inc.air pollution violation2011CA-SCAQMD$20,000
CERADYNE, INC.environmental violation2010EPA$19,212
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$19,200
3M Co.air pollution violation2021CA-ARB$18,800
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$18,450
3M Companyair pollution violation2023CA-SCAQMD$18,326
CERADYNE VIOXaviation safety violation2013FAA$18,000
CERADYNE INCworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$18,000
3M CERADYNE INC A 3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$18,000
3M Companyworkplace safety or health violation2024MSHA$17,077
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$15,652
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO.air pollution violation2004NJ-ENV$15,600
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$15,225
3M Companylabor relations violation2007NLRB$15,000
3Mrailroad safety violation2003FRA$15,000
3M COMPANYenvironmental violation2006EPA$14,780
3M COMPANY INC.workplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$14,222
3M Companyenvironmental violation2008AL-ENV$14,000
Bondo Corporationenvironmental violation2003EPA$13,407
3M KNOXVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$13,102
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$13,052
3Mworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$12,500
3M Companyair pollution violation2011AR-ENV$12,450
3M Companyair pollution violation2019CA-ARB$12,000
3M PURIFICATION INCaviation safety violation2010FAA$11,500
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$11,000
CERADYNE, INC.workplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$9,000
VENTURE TAPE, CORP.workplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$8,925
3M Companyworkplace safety or health violation2024MSHA$8,776
3M Companyworkplace safety or health violation2024MSHA$8,776
3M Companyworkplace safety or health violation2024MSHA$8,776
3M Companyworkplace safety or health violation2024MSHA$8,776
3M Cottage Grovehazardous waste violation2010MN-ENV$8,611
3M KNOXVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$8,525
3M COMPANY, INC.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$8,450
3M Companyworkplace safety or health violation2024MSHA$8,313
3M COMPANYenvironmental violation2017EPA$8,251
3M Companyworkplace safety or health violation2019MSHA$7,817
3M COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$7,605
3Mair pollution violation2018MN-ENV$7,520
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.