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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 Total	Number of Records
safety-related offenses	$615,771,065	2,915
environment-related offenses	$234,546,673	243
consumer-protection-related offenses	$200,528,593	82
competition-related offenses	$140,770,500	7
financial offenses	$113,816,281	8

Top 5 Primary Offense Types	Penalty Total	Number of Records
utility safety violation	$549,768,625	16
environmental violation	$234,546,673	243
consumer protection violation	$152,076,000	10
energy market violation	$105,090,500	4
investor protection violation	$72,896,000	2

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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Company	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
UNION TANK CAR COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$11,450
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$11,450
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$11,450
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$11,475
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$11,475
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$11,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$11,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$11,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$11,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$11,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$11,500
PROTECTIVE COATINGS INC	workplace safety or health violation	2007	OSHA	$11,500
Bridger Coal Company	workplace safety or health violation	2007	MSHA	$11,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$11,520
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$11,521
Union Tank Car Company	environmental violation	2009	TX-ENV	$11,530
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2001	FRA	$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$11,550
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$11,575
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$11,575
Bridger Coal Company	workplace safety or health violation	2008	MSHA	$11,597
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$11,600
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2007	FRA	$11,650
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$11,655
Shaw Industries Group, LLC	environmental violation	2006	GA-ENV	$11,660
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$11,700
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$11,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$11,700
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$11,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$11,700
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2001	FRA	$11,725
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$11,750
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$11,750
HACKNEY LADISH, INC	workplace safety or health violation	2010	OSHA	$11,760
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$11,800
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2000	FRA	$11,825
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$11,850
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$11,850
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$11,850
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$11,850
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$11,894
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$11,900
UNION TANK CAR CO.	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$11,900
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$11,914
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$11,950
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2007	FRA	$11,950
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$12,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$12,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$12,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$12,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2016	FRA	$12,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2016	FRA	$12,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2016	FRA	$12,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$12,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$12,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$12,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$12,000
ACME BRICK COMPANY	environmental violation	2019	TX-ENV	$12,000
The Lubrizol Corporation	environmental violation	2015	TX-ENV	$12,000
The Lubrizol Corporation	environmental violation	2006	TX-ENV	$12,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2021	FRA	$12,000
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION	workplace safety or health violation	2015	OSHA	$12,000
FOREST RIVER PARK MODELS	workplace safety or health violation	2022	OSHA	$12,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$12,025
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$12,075
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$12,096
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$12,140
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$12,150
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2018	FRA	$12,200
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2018	FRA	$12,240
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$12,250
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2007	FRA	$12,250
The Lubrizol Corporation	environmental violation	2013	TX-ENV	$12,280
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$12,300
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$12,300
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$12,350
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$12,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$12,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$12,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$12,400
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$12,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$12,400
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2020	FRA	$12,410
GRAVER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	workplace safety or health violation	2014	OSHA	$12,444
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$12,450
UNION TANK CAR COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2014	FRA	$12,500
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO	environmental violation	2008	PHMSA	$12,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$12,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$12,500
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company	insurance violation	2018	TX-INS	$12,500
Johns Manville	environmental violation	2004	TX-ENV	$12,500
PacificCorp	environmental violation	2022	WY-ENV	$12,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2019	FRA	$12,500
MCLANE NORTHEAST INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2022	OSHA	$12,500
Bridger Coal Company	workplace safety or health violation	2012	MSHA	$12,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$12,525
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$12,525