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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 violation2004FRA$29,221
JOHNS MANVILLE INCair pollution violation2002IN-ENV$29,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2014FRA$28,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$28,810
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2011TX-ENV$28,640
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$28,575
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$28,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$28,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$28,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$28,000
Bridger Coal Companyworkplace safety or health violation2008MSHA$27,959
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2014FRA$27,860
PCC AIRFOILS, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$27,843
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$27,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$27,625
MCLANE/SUNEAST INCworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$27,620
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCpipeline safety violation2015PHMSA$27,500
MidAmerican Energy Co.air pollution violation2007IA-AG$27,500
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE (BNSF)workplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$27,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$27,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$27,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$27,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$27,000
UNION TANK CAR COair pollution violation2007IN-ENV$27,000
JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL CORPair pollution violation2002NJ-ENV$27,000
AEROSPACE DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.workplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$27,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$26,875
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$26,800
Wyman-Gordon Forgings, LPenvironmental violation2005TX-ENV$26,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2014FRA$26,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$26,325
BUSHWICK METALS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$26,300
JOHNS MANVILLE INCair pollution violation2016IN-ENV$26,250
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$26,240
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$26,135
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$26,050
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$26,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$26,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$26,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$26,000
HUNTINGTON ALLOYS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$26,000
WYMAN-GORDON FORGINGworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$25,868
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$25,850
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$25,800
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$25,760
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2003EPA$25,740
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$25,650
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2005TX-ENV$25,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$25,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$25,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$25,500
JOHNS MANVILLEworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$25,350
Railserve, Inc.labor relations violation2017NLRB$25,170
DOMINION TRANSMISSION INCpipeline safety violation2004PHMSA$25,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2001FRA$25,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$25,000
GEICO Casualty Co.insurance violation2017MN-FIN$25,000
WYMAN GORDON COMPANYenvironmental violation2002MA-ENV$25,000
Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energyutility safety violation2013NV-PUC$25,000
Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Companyinsurance violation2022OR-FIN$25,000
GEICO Indemnity Company, et al.insurance violation2022TX-INS$25,000
Nevada Power Co. dba NV Energyutility safety violation2023NV-AG$25,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2022FRA$25,000
WYMAN-GORDON COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$25,000
PCC STRUCTURALS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$25,000
AIR INDUSTRIES COMPANY, A PCC COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$24,955
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$24,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$24,800
GEICO General Insurance Co.insurance violation2016MD-INS$24,647
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$24,560
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$24,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$24,500
BUSHWICK METALS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$24,450
THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATIONaviation safety violation2016FAA$24,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$24,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$24,150
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$24,150
P.C.C. Airfoils, Inc.labor relations violation2001NLRB$24,125
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$24,050
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$24,050
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$24,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$24,000
GREENVILLE METALS INCenvironmental violation2010PA-ENV$24,000
The Lubrizol Corporationenvironmental violation2016TX-ENV$24,000
UNION TANK CAR COMPANY- UTLXworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$24,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$23,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$23,800
WYMAN GORDONworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$23,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$23,765
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$23,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$23,718
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$23,617
ACME BRICK COMPANYenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$23,562
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$23,500
Nevada Power Co. dba NV Energyutility safety violation2022NV-PUC$23,500
THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$23,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$23,375
AIR INDUSTRIES COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$23,375
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$23,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$23,250
The Lubrizol Corporationwater pollution violation2024TX-ENV$23,160
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.