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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 Total	Number of Records
safety-related offenses	$794,518,800	2,991
competition-related offenses	$393,770,500	9
consumer-protection-related offenses	$290,698,503	92
environment-related offenses	$235,625,631	252
financial offenses	$113,816,281	8

Top 5 Primary Offense Types	Penalty Total	Number of Records
utility safety violation	$727,768,625	17
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	$285,500,000	3
consumer protection violation	$157,186,000	12
environmental violation	$117,481,319	129
energy market violation	$105,090,500	4

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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Company	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$19,550
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2007	FRA	$19,550
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$19,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$19,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$19,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$19,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2000	FRA	$19,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$19,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$19,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$19,500
FOREST RIVER	workplace safety or health violation	2017	OSHA	$19,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$19,450
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$19,450
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$19,375
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO	pipeline safety violation	2021	PHMSA	$19,300
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company	insurance violation	2023	MO-INS	$19,250
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2002	FRA	$19,225
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$19,200
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$19,200
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$19,200
TEXAS HONING INCORPORATED	workplace safety or health violation	2013	OSHA	$19,155
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$19,150
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$19,125
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$19,100
SHAW INDUSTRIES, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2017	OSHA	$19,012
Bridger Coal Company	workplace safety or health violation	2008	MSHA	$19,010
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$19,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2015	FRA	$19,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$19,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2016	FRA	$19,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2007	FRA	$19,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$19,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$19,000
ACME BRICK COMPANY	environmental violation	2015	TX-ENV	$18,935
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$18,875
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$18,850
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$18,840
AIR INDUSTRIES COMPANY	workplace safety or health violation	2005	OSHA	$18,840
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$18,750
BNSF SUBURBAN OPERATIONS	railroad safety violation	2018	FRA	$18,750
Wyman-Gordon Forgings, Inc.	environmental violation	2014	TX-ENV	$18,720
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$18,600
LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2018	OSHA	$18,600
AIR INDUSTRIES CO, A PCC COMPANY	workplace safety or health violation	2014	OSHA	$18,565
Graver Technologies	labor relations violation	2018	NLRB	$18,501
CMH MANUFACTURING WEST, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2015	OSHA	$18,375
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$18,350
JOHNS MANVILLE	workplace safety or health violation	2009	OSHA	$18,270
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2023	FRA	$18,250
Wyman-Gordon Forgings, LP	environmental violation	2013	TX-ENV	$18,150
FOREST RIVER INC	workplace safety or health violation	2017	OSHA	$18,150
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$18,100
PacifiCorp	utility service violation	2024	CA-PUC	$18,030
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$18,000
Enersul, Inc.	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$18,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2016	FRA	$18,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2002	FRA	$18,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$18,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2018	FRA	$18,000
Forest River, Inc.	environmental violation	2021	IN-ENV	$18,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2019	FRA	$18,000
CALENERGY	workplace safety or health violation	2003	OSHA	$18,000
AIR INDUSTRIES	workplace safety or health violation	2001	OSHA	$18,000
CARLTON FORGE WORKS	workplace safety or health violation	2003	OSHA	$18,000
PCC STRUCTURALS INC	workplace safety or health violation	2018	OSHA	$18,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2010	FRA	$17,950
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$17,950
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$17,900
SOUTHWEST UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2011	OSHA	$17,850
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$17,775
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$17,750
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$17,750
CLAYTON HOMES INC	workplace safety or health violation	2019	OSHA	$17,620
AMARILLO GEAR COMPANY LLC.	workplace safety or health violation	2017	OSHA	$17,601
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$17,600
HACKNEY LADISH, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2018	OSHA	$17,561
PCC SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC	workplace safety or health violation	2003	OSHA	$17,550
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$17,525
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$17,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$17,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$17,500
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2003	FRA	$17,500
UNION TANK CAR COMPANY	environmental violation	2002	TX-ENV	$17,500
DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC.	air pollution violation	2014	WV-ENV	$17,500
PacifiCorp	air pollution violation	2013	WY-ENV	$17,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2017	FRA	$17,325
MARMON/KEYSTONE CORP.	workplace safety or health violation	2008	OSHA	$17,325
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2012	FRA	$17,300
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORPORATION	workplace safety or health violation	2020	OSHA	$17,270
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2007	FRA	$17,250
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2001	FRA	$17,215
Benjamin Moore & Co.	wage and hour violation	2007	WHD	$17,145
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2013	FRA	$17,050
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2009	FRA	$17,050
LIQUIDPOWER SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2018	OSHA	$17,049
NETJETS AVIATION INC	aviation safety violation	2016	FAA	$17,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY	railroad safety violation	2016	FRA	$17,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2004	FRA	$17,000
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2006	FRA	$16,920
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2005	FRA	$16,900
BNSF Railway Company	railroad safety violation	2008	FRA	$16,900