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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
environmental violation$234,546,673243
consumer protection violation$152,076,00010
energy market violation$105,090,5004
investor protection violation$72,896,0002
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: 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
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCenvironmental 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 Railroadenvironmental 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 INCenvironmental violation2002IN-ENV$29,000
NOVEON INCenvironmental violation2002MA-ENV$6,000
WYMAN GORDON COMPANYenvironmental violation2002MA-ENV$25,000
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL CORPenvironmental violation2002NJ-ENV$27,000
MCWILLIAMS FORGEenvironmental 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.environmental violation2002WV-ENV$10,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersenvironmental violation2002CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Johns Manville Corp.environmental violation2002CA-SCAQMD$9,713
Textron Aerospace Fastenersenvironmental violation2002CA-SCAQMD$13,000
PacificCorp dba Utah Power and Light Co.consumer protection violation2002ID-PUC$10,000
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER CO.workplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$5,625
PCC AIRFOILS, LLC AKA PRECISION CAST PARTS CORP.workplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$7,439
WYMAN-GORDON FORGING (CLEVELAND), INC.workplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$6,000
WYMAN-GORDON FORGINGS, LPworkplace safety or health violation2002OSHA$66,425
WYMAN GORDON INVESTMENT CASTINGSenvironmental violation2002EPA$88,312
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2003PHMSA$5,000
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2003PHMSA$22,750
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2003PHMSA$15,000
Titanium Metals Corporationlabor relations violation2003NLRB$50,000
Noveon, Inc.labor relations violation2003NLRB$7,000
PCC Specialty Products, Inc.labor relations violation2003NLRB$85,000
Future Metals Inc.export control violation2003BIS$180,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$7,075
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$9,550
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$9,550
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$10,050
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$10,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$14,525
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$23,100
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$23,765
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$27,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,150
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$5,340
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,450
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.