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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Berkshire Hathaway
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol NYSE: BRK.B)
Headquartered in: Nebraska
Major Industry: diversified
Specific Industry: diversified
Penalty total since 2000$1,327,085,082
Number of records: 3,308
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
safety-related offenses$615,771,0652,915
environment-related offenses$234,546,673243
consumer-protection-related offenses$200,528,59382
competition-related offenses$140,770,5007
financial offenses$113,816,2818
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
utility safety violation$549,768,62516
consumer protection violation$152,076,00010
energy market violation$105,090,5004
environmental violation$102,377,689105
air pollution violation$77,267,37286
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: 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 TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$8,920
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,070
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$7,075
Lubrizol Corporationrailroad safety violation2003FRA$8,500
Noveon Inc.railroad safety violation2003FRA$22,500
Sierra Pacific Power Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$10,400
Titanium Metals Corporation d/b/a TIMETemployment discrimination2003EEOC$217,500
Shaw Industries, Incair pollution violation2003GA-ENV$6,800
PACIFICORP, DBA/PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANYenvironmental violation2003OR-ENV$8,631
NOVEON KALAMA INC.water pollution violation2003WA-ENV$10,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2003WV-ENV$10,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2003WV-ENV$60,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$36,000
CALENERGYworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$18,000
CARLTON FORGE WORKSworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$18,000
UNION TANK CAR CO.workplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$10,500
PCC SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INCworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$17,550
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$7,750
SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.workplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$10,000
WYMAN-GORDON CO.workplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$85,000
WYMAN-GORDON CO.workplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$71,250
BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTAFEworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$16,800
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$8,100
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$5,662
Johns Manvilleenvironmental violation2003EPA$14,080
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2003EPA$25,740
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCpipeline safety violation2002PHMSA$23,000
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Companyemployment discrimination2002EEOC$2,200,000
Burlington Northern Materials Departmentrailroad safety violation2002FRA$16,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,150
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$7,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$9,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$9,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$9,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$15,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$18,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$20,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$22,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$37,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$46,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$80,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$36,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$8,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$8,125
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$16,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$28,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$93,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$15,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$8,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$8,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$11,325
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$10,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$19,225
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$16,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$14,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$46,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$15,100
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$11,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$5,150
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$10,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$9,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$16,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$11,125
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$9,100
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$9,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$6,200
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroadhazardous waste violation2002NE-AG$38,000
GEICO Casualty and Government Employees Insurance Co. et al.insurance violation2002FL-OFR$42,000
GEICO Indemnity Co.insurance violation2002FL-OFR$7,250
GEICO General Insurance Co.insurance violation2002WI-INS$10,000
Wyman-Gordon Investment Castings, Inc.environmental violation2002CT-ENV$100,000
JOHNS MANVILLE INCair pollution violation2002IN-ENV$29,000
NOVEON INCenvironmental violation2002MA-ENV$6,000
WYMAN GORDON COMPANYenvironmental violation2002MA-ENV$25,000
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL CORPair pollution violation2002NJ-ENV$27,000
MCWILLIAMS FORGEair pollution violation2002NJ-ENV$9,000
PCC Airfoils, Inc.environmental violation2002OH-ENV$111,000
ACME BRICK COMPANYenvironmental violation2002TX-ENV$7,500
JOHNS MANVILLE CORPenvironmental violation2002TX-ENV$5,000
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYenvironmental violation2002TX-ENV$17,500
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROADenvironmental violation2002WA-ENV$20,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2002WV-ENV$10,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2002CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Johns Manville Corp.air pollution violation2002CA-SCAQMD$9,713
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.