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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 violation2010FRA$11,800
HACKNEY LADISH, INCworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$11,760
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$11,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2001FRA$11,725
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$11,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$11,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$11,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$11,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$11,700
Shaw Industries Group, LLChazardous waste violation2006GA-ENV$11,660
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$11,655
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$11,600
Bridger Coal Companyworkplace safety or health violation2008MSHA$11,597
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,575
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,575
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2001FRA$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$11,550
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$11,550
Union Tank Car Companyenvironmental violation2009TX-ENV$11,530
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$11,521
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,520
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$11,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$11,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$11,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$11,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,500
PROTECTIVE COATINGS INCworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$11,500
Bridger Coal Companyworkplace safety or health violation2007MSHA$11,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$11,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$11,475
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$11,450
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYrailroad safety violation2013FRA$11,450
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$11,450
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$11,450
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$11,424
WYMAN GORDON COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$11,408
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$11,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,400
CMH MANUFACTURING INCworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$11,400
L.A. DARLING COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$11,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$11,375
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$11,375
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,375
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$11,375
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$11,375
Bridger Coal Companyworkplace safety or health violation2021MSHA$11,369
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$11,350
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$11,325
PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLCworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$11,312
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$11,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$11,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$11,260
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$11,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$11,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$11,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$11,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$11,250
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$11,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$11,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,250
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$11,250
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2020OSHA$11,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$11,215
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$11,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$11,200
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$11,200
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$11,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$11,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$11,186
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$11,162
RC WILLEY HOME FURNISHINGSworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$11,145
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$11,125
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$11,125
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$11,100
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$11,088
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$11,080
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$11,050
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2022FRA$11,028
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$11,025
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$11,025
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$11,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$11,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$11,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$11,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$11,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$11,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$11,000
GEICO General Insurance Companyeconomic sanction violation2010OFAC$11,000
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2013NJ-ENV$11,000
HUNTINGTON ALLOYS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$11,000
RUSSELL BRANDS, LLC.workplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$11,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.