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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 violation2017FRA$8,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$8,000
GEICO Casualty Co.insurance violation2017MD-INS$8,000
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2008NJ-ENV$8,000
ANDERSON HARDWOOD FLOORSair pollution violation2009SC-ENV$8,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2022FRA$8,000
BNSF Suburban Operationsrailroad safety violation2022FRA$8,000
WYMAN-GORDON COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$8,000
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$8,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$7,980
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$7,977
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$7,975
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$7,970
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$7,970
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$7,950
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$7,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$7,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$7,950
ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY, INC.workplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$7,949
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$7,920
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$7,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$7,900
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,900
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,900
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,900
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,900
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,900
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,900
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$7,875
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$7,875
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$7,875
PACIFICORPworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$7,853
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$7,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$7,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$7,840
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2014FRA$7,825
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$7,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$7,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$7,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$7,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$7,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$7,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,800
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP.workplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$7,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$7,750
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$7,750
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$7,750
FOREST RIVER INCORPORATEDworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$7,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$7,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$7,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$7,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$7,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2001FRA$7,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$7,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$7,700
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$7,700
NOVEON, INC.environmental violation2004EPA$7,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$7,680
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2019FRA$7,677
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$7,675
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$7,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$7,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$7,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2022FRA$7,650
PCC Airfoils, Inc.environmental violation2001OH-ENV$7,628
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$7,625
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$7,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$7,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$7,600
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$7,600
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.