Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
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:
$883,186,462
Number of records:
90
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environment-related offenses | $852,642,126 | 36 |
| employment-related offenses | $20,497,052 | 9 |
| government-contracting-related offenses | $9,100,000 | 1 |
| safety-related offenses | $467,284 | 41 |
| competition-related offenses | $355,000 | 2 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environmental violation | $852,642,126 | 36 |
| employment discrimination | $15,000,000 | 2 |
| False Claims Act and related | $9,100,000 | 1 |
| wage and hour violation | $5,288,088 | 2 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $401,784 | 34 |
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.
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Individual Penalty Records:
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| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3M | environmental violation | 2018 | MN-AG | $850,000,000 |
| 3M Co. | employment discrimination | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $12,000,000 |
| 3M Company | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $9,100,000 |
| 3M | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,950,000 |
| 3M Co. | employment discrimination | 2011 | EEOC | $3,000,000 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $1,521,983 |
| Cogent, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $338,088 |
| 3M Attenti, Ltd. | export control violation | 2012 | BIS | $230,000 |
| 3M CORDOVA-SPECIALTY MATERIALS MFG DIV | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $192,500 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2010 | WI-AG | $150,000 |
| 3M Imtec Corporation | export control violation | 2010 | BIS | $125,000 |
| 3M Imtec Corporation | economic sanction violation | 2010 | OFAC | $125,000 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2013 | CA-DPR | $91,192 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $78,395 |
| 3M Medina | environmental violation | 2006 | OH-ENV | $74,000 |
| 3M Company | Family and Medical Leave Act | 2018 | WHD | $70,000 |
| 3M - COTTAGE GROVE ABRASIVES AND BUBBLES | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $65,000 |
| 3M | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $60,000 |
| 3M HUTCHINSON | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $52,340 |
| 3M COTTAGE GROVE INCINERATOR | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $50,000 |
| 3M | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $44,000 |
| CERADYNE, INC. A 3M COMPANY | labor relations violation | 2019 | NLRB | $41,125 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2017 | AL-ENV | $40,000 |
| 3M SAINT PAUL MAIN PLANT | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $38,596 |
| 3M-COTTAGE GROVE ABRASIVES | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $30,000 |
| CUNO, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $28,125 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2014 | AL-ENV | $27,000 |
| CUNO, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $24,075 |
| SEMICON ASSOCIATES | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $23,310 |
| 3M Company | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | MSHA | $23,000 |
| 3M | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $22,839 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $21,000 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2013 | AL-ENV | $20,000 |
| CERADYNE, INC. | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $19,212 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $19,200 |
| MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $18,450 |
| CERADYNE VIOX | aviation safety violation | 2013 | FAA | $18,000 |
| CERADYNE INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $18,000 |
| 3M CERADYNE INC A 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $18,000 |
| MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO. | environmental violation | 2004 | NJ-ENV | $15,600 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $15,225 |
| 3M Company | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $15,000 |
| 3M | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $15,000 |
| 3M COMPANY | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $14,780 |
| 3M COMPANY INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $14,222 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2008 | AL-ENV | $14,000 |
| Bondo Corporation | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $13,407 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2011 | AR-ENV | $12,450 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2019 | CA-ARB | $12,000 |
| 3M PURIFICATION INC | aviation safety violation | 2010 | FAA | $11,500 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $11,000 |
| CERADYNE, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $9,000 |
| VENTURE TAPE, CORP. | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $8,925 |
| 3M Cottage Grove | environmental violation | 2010 | MN-ENV | $8,611 |
| 3M COMPANY, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $8,450 |
| 3M COMPANY | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $8,251 |
| 3M Company | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | MSHA | $7,817 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $7,605 |
| 3M | environmental violation | 2018 | MN-ENV | $7,520 |
| Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company | environmental violation | 2004 | WI-AG | $7,500 |
| 3M Cottage Grove | environmental violation | 2003 | MN-ENV | $7,411 |
| 3M WAREHOUSE FREMONT, NE | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $7,325 |
| 3M COTTAGE GROVE | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $7,150 |
| 3M KNOXVILLE | workplace safety or health violation | 2020 | OSHA | $7,104 |
| CORNING PRECISION LENS,INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| 3M INNOVATIVE PAPER TECHNOLOGIES | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| CERADYNE INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| 3M Company | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | MSHA | $6,996 |
| 3M WIXOM | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $6,650 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $6,300 |
| 3M Company dba 3M Clinton | environmental violation | 2020 | TN-ENV | $6,250 |
| 3M COMPANY | environmental violation | 2009 | EPA | $6,223 |
| 3-M MINNESOTA MINING & MFG. CO. | railroad safety violation | 2011 | FRA | $6,000 |
| 3M Company | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | MSHA | $6,000 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2012 | AL-ENV | $6,000 |
| 3M | environmental violation | 2001 | AL-ENV | $5,900 |
| 3M Company | environmental violation | 2018 | SD-ENV | $5,279 |
| 3M | environmental violation | 2020 | MN-ENV | $5,266 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $5,250 |
| VENTURE TAPE CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $5,065 |
| 3-M MINNESOTA MINING & MFG. CO. | railroad safety violation | 2012 | FRA | $5,000 |
| 3M | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $5,000 |
| 3-M MINNESOTA MINING & MFG. CO. | railroad safety violation | 2016 | FRA | $5,000 |
| CERADYNE, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| 3M COMPANY INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| 3M COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| 3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $5,000 |
| 3M Company | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | MSHA | $5,000 |
