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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: $1,850,087,109
Number of records: 3,405
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
safety-related offenses$794,518,8002,991
competition-related offenses$393,770,5009
consumer-protection-related offenses$290,698,50392
environment-related offenses$235,625,631252
financial offenses$113,816,2818
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
utility safety violation$727,768,62517
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices$285,500,0003
consumer protection violation$157,186,00012
environmental violation$117,481,319129
energy market violation$105,090,5004
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: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$12,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$12,900
CAVALIER HOMES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$12,880
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$12,870
Bridger Coal Companyworkplace safety or health violation2020MSHA$12,855
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$12,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2014FRA$12,850
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$12,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$12,835
PCC STRUCTURALS INCworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$12,820
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$12,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2014FRA$12,800
Forest River, Inc.wage and hour violation2013WHD$12,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$12,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$12,775
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$12,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2014FRA$12,750
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$12,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$12,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$12,750
GEICO Advantage Insurance Co. et al.insurance violation2021VA-INS$12,742
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$12,725
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$12,700
RAILSERVE, INC.workplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$12,676
BENSON INDUSTRIES LLCworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$12,675
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$12,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$12,625
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$12,600
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$12,600
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$12,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$12,600
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$12,600
J & L FIBER SERVICES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$12,600
PCC AEROSTRUCTURE ADIworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$12,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$12,576
Duracell - USAlabor relations violation2001NLRB$12,564
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$12,560
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$12,550
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$12,525
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$12,525
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYrailroad safety violation2014FRA$12,500
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COpipeline safety violation2008PHMSA$12,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$12,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$12,500
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Companyinsurance violation2018TX-INS$12,500
Johns Manvilleenvironmental violation2004TX-ENV$12,500
PacificCorpenvironmental violation2022WY-ENV$12,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2019FRA$12,500
MCLANE NORTHEAST INC.workplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$12,500
Bridger Coal Companyworkplace safety or health violation2012MSHA$12,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$12,450
GRAVER TECHNOLOGIES, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$12,444
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2020FRA$12,410
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$12,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$12,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$12,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$12,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$12,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$12,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$12,350
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$12,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$12,300
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2013TX-ENV$12,280
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$12,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$12,250
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$12,240
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$12,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$12,150
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$12,140
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$12,096
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$12,075
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$12,025
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$12,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$12,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$12,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$12,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$12,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$12,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$12,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$12,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$12,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$12,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$12,000
ACME BRICK COMPANYenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$12,000
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2015TX-ENV$12,000
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2006TX-ENV$12,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2021FRA$12,000
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$12,000
FOREST RIVER PARK MODELSworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$12,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$11,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$11,914
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,900
UNION TANK CAR CO.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$11,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$11,894
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$11,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,850
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$11,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2000FRA$11,825
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$11,800
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.