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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
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,450
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$7,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$7,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$14,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$17,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,550
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$9,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$5,820
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,375
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$9,585
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$10,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,150
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$14,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$19,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$5,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$19,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$5,350
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$10,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,520
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$17,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$20,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$19,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$17,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$13,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$10,445
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$20,150
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$41,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$10,325
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$40,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,150
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$9,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$9,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$10,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$25,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$12,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$8,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$5,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$6,100
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$17,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$8,725
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$9,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$5,340
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$9,325
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$14,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$13,225
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$27,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,025
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$13,125
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$8,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,375
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$8,775
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, Incenvironmental violation2003GA-ENV$6,800
PACIFICORP, DBA/PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANYenvironmental violation2003OR-ENV$8,631
NOVEON KALAMA INC.environmental violation2003WA-ENV$10,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.environmental violation2003WV-ENV$10,000
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.environmental violation2003WV-ENV$60,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersenvironmental violation2003CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersenvironmental violation2003CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersenvironmental 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 INCenvironmental violation2004PHMSA$25,000
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COenvironmental violation2004PHMSA$6,000
L.A. Darling Companywage and hour violation2004WHD$5,626
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$5,125
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$5,268
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$5,736
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$6,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$6,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$6,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$6,828
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$7,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$7,970
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$8,100
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$8,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$10,550
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$11,186
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.