Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Berkshire Hathaway
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol BRK.B)
Headquartered in:
Nebraska
Major Industry:
diversified
Specific Industry:
diversified
Penalty total since 2000:
$527,612,950
Number of records:
2,780
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environment-related offenses | $218,809,478 | 127 |
| financial offenses | $113,816,281 | 8 |
| competition-related offenses | $100,870,500 | 4 |
| safety-related offenses | $63,175,318 | 2,545 |
| employment-related offenses | $14,327,949 | 46 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environmental violation | $218,809,478 | 127 |
| energy market violation | $100,690,500 | 3 |
| investor protection violation | $72,896,000 | 2 |
| accounting fraud or deficiencies | $36,700,000 | 2 |
| motor vehicle safety violation | $35,051,792 | 4 |
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.
Associated Names:
ACME BRICK; ACME BRICK BENNETT PLANT; ACME BRICK CO / ACME TULSA FACLTY; AEROCRAFT HEAT TREATING CO INC; AEROSPACE DYNAMICS INTL; AIR IND; AIR IND A PCC; AMARILLO GEAR; ANDERSON HARDWOOD FLOORS; Applied Underwriters; ARCTURUS MFG; BENJAMIN MOORE; BENSON IND; BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY; Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company; Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company; BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, INC.; BNSF; BNSF SUBURBAN OPERATIONS; BRIDGER COAL; BRIDGER COAL COMPANY _ JIM BRIDGER MINE; BRITTAIN MAC [...]
Links:
For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.
For an overview of assistance this company is receiving under the CARES Act, see its Covid Stimulus Watch summary page here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type |
Year |
Agency | Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $6,375 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $9,585 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $10,300 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $6,150 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $14,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $19,200 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $5,300 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $19,200 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $5,350 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $10,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $11,520 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $17,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $20,400 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $19,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $17,900 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $13,800 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $10,445 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $20,150 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $41,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $10,325 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $40,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $6,150 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $11,850 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $9,600 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $9,400 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $10,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $25,500 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $6,800 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $12,750 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $8,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $5,950 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $6,100 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $17,600 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $11,200 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $8,725 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $9,650 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $5,340 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $9,325 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $14,250 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $13,225 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $27,200 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $11,025 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $13,125 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $8,750 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $11,375 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $8,775 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $6,250 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $8,920 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $6,070 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $7,075 |
| Lubrizol Corporation | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $8,500 |
| Noveon Inc. | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $22,500 |
| Sierra Pacific Power Company | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $10,400 |
| TEXTRON AEROSPACE FASTENERS | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $5,000 |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC. - PLANT WD | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $6,800 |
| NORTHERN NATURAL GAS - CLIFTON STATION | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $12,000 |
| NORTHERN NATURAL GAS - TESCOTT STATION | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $12,000 |
| NORTHERN NATURAL GAS - MACKSVILLE STATION (FLARE) | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $12,000 |
| NORTHERN NATURAL GAS - CUNNINGHAM STATION (DEHY) | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $12,000 |
| NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY 201590000700047 | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $12,000 |
| NORTHERN NATURAL GAS - SUBLETTE STATION (DEHY) | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $12,000 |
| ACME BRICK CO / ACME TULSA FACLTY | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $22,050 |
| PACIFICORP WEST VALLEY CITY | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $38,400 |
| HUNTINGTON ALLOYS, HUNTINGTON | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $5,000 |
| Titanium Metals Corporation d/b/a TIMET | employment discrimination | 2003 | EEOC | $217,500 |
| CALENERGY | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $18,000 |
| CARLTON FORGE WORKS | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $18,000 |
| UNION TANK CAR CO. | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $10,500 |
| PCC SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $17,550 |
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $7,750 |
| SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $10,000 |
| OMAHA WORLD HERALD | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $5,620 |
| WYMAN-GORDON CO. | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $85,000 |
| WYMAN-GORDON CO. | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $71,250 |
| BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTAFE | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $16,800 |
| SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $8,100 |
| SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $5,662 |
| Johns Manville | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $14,080 |
| The Lubrizol Corporation | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $25,740 |
| NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO | environmental violation | 2004 | PHMSA | $6,000 |
| L.A. Darling Company | wage and hour violation | 2004 | WHD | $5,626 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $5,125 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $5,268 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $5,736 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $6,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $6,300 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $6,300 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $6,828 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $7,250 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $7,970 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $8,100 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $8,300 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $10,550 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $11,186 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $11,894 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $17,000 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $17,775 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $19,150 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $13,613 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $29,221 |
| BNSF Railway Company | railroad safety violation | 2004 | FRA | $6,500 |
