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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 violation2015FRA$48,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$48,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$48,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$47,750
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.environmental violation2014EPA$47,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2021FRA$47,450
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$46,750
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COpipeline safety violation2022PHMSA$46,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$46,200
PCC STRUCTURALS - GROTONworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$46,050
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$45,400
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$45,268
Shaw Industries Inc.pesticide violation2018CA-DPR$45,000
Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.environmental violation2017VA-ENV$44,573
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$44,500
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCpipeline safety violation2012PHMSA$43,700
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$43,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$43,000
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2006TX-ENV$42,720
MCLANE FOODSERVICE, INCenvironmental violation2022EPA$42,037
GEICO Casualty and Government Employees Insurance Co. et al.insurance violation2002FL-OFR$42,000
NEVADA POWER COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$42,000
The Lubrizol Corporationair pollution violation2024TX-ENV$41,775
DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.air pollution violation2020WV-ENV$41,600
NetJets Services Inc.employment discrimination2016DOJ_RIGHTS$41,480
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$41,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$41,000
CARLTON FORGE WORKSair pollution violation2023CA-SCAQMD$40,521
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2001FRA$40,365
McLane Foodservice, Inc.employment discrimination2015EEOC$40,000
Wells Lamont, Inc.labor relations violation2007NLRB$40,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$40,000
Carlton Forge Worksair pollution violation2018CA-SCAQMD$40,000
Government Employees Insurance Company and GEICO General Insurance Companyinsurance violation2023NY-DFS$40,000
MCLANE MIDWESTworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$40,000
STERLING CRANE, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$39,780
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$39,375
Dominion Transmission, Inc.utility safety violation2010VA-SCC$39,125
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$39,000
MCLANE/SUNEAST INCworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$38,375
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroadhazardous waste violation2002NE-AG$38,000
PACIFICORPworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$37,949
BNSF Railway Companyenvironmental violation2012EPA$37,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYenvironmental violation2012EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $37,500
FOREST RIVER INC DBA STARCRAFT BUS & MOBILITYhazardous waste violation2005IN-ENV$37,314
Titanium Metals Corp.environmental violation2010EPA$37,267
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$37,000
WYMAN-GORDON FORGINGS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$36,939
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$36,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$36,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$36,000
Textron Aerospace Fastenersair pollution violation2003CA-SCAQMD$36,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2019FRA$35,404
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$35,350
FOREST RIVER MANUFACTURING LLCworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$35,250
SPECIAL METALS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$35,107
Geico General Insurance Companyinsurance violation2021MN-FIN$35,000
Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energyutility safety violation2013NV-PUC$35,000
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$35,000
Bridger Coal Companyworkplace safety or health violation2014MSHA$35,000
Bridger Coal Companyworkplace safety or health violation2018MSHA$34,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$34,565
Johns Manville, Inc.air pollution violation2024IN-ENV$34,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$33,475
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCpipeline safety violation2012PHMSA$33,300
Marmon Keystone Corporationlabor relations violation2009NLRB$33,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2000FRA$33,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$32,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$32,725
STERLING CRANE INCmotor vehicle safety violation2008FMCSA$32,720
JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.workplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$32,628
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2018EPA$32,343
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$32,262
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$32,200
NETJETS TRANSPORTES AEREOS S.A.aviation safety violation2005FAA$32,000
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Companyinsurance violation2014TX-INS$32,000
Johns Manvilleenvironmental violation2013OH-ENV$32,000
JOHNS MANVILLEair pollution violation2024NJ-ENV$32,000
MiTek Industries, Incwage and hour violation2012WHD$31,910
Wyman-Gordon Forgings, Inc.environmental violation2020TX-ENV$31,710
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$31,521
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$31,350
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$31,350
GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY ET AL.insurance violation2008VA-INS$31,200
Benjamin Moore and Companyenvironmental violation2023AL-ENV$31,080
BUSHWICK METALS LLCworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$30,880
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$30,600
ACME BRICK COworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$30,557
Forest River, Inc.air pollution violation2019CA-ARB$30,468
GEICO Secure Insurance Company et al.insurance violation2016TX-INS$30,000
GEICOinsurance violation2015VT-FIN$30,000
Government Employees Insurance Companyinsurance violation2018WA-INS$30,000
PacifiCorpenvironmental violation2022WY-ENV$30,000
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.environmental violation2022SC-ENV$30,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2019FRA$30,000
Energy West Mining Companyworkplace safety or health violation2008MSHA$30,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$29,775
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2001FRA$29,750
SEE'S CANDIES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$29,655
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$29,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$29,221
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.