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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: BNSF Railway
Current Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
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Penalty: $140,000
Year: 2014
Date: January 16, 2014
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: hazardous chemicals spill
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Los Angeles (CA) City Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: Los Angeles
Facility City: Los Angeles
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Source of Data: CALIFORNIA; BNSF Railway to pay $140,000 for chemical spill, Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2014 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.