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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 violation2008FRA$16,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$16,800
BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTAFEworkplace safety or health violation2003OSHA$16,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$16,750
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYrailroad safety violation2013FRA$16,750
UNION TANK CAR CO.workplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$16,701
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$16,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$16,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$16,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$16,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$16,500
J & L FIBER SERVICES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$16,500
MCLANE MIDWEST, INC.workplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$16,494
CAVALIER HOME BUILDERS, LLCworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$16,478
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$16,475
J & L FIBER SERVICES, INC.workplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$16,444
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$16,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$16,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$16,350
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$16,350
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$16,325
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$16,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$16,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$16,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$16,300
ACME BRICK COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$16,296
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$16,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$16,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$16,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$16,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$16,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$16,250
PCC STRUCTURALS INCworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$16,245
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$16,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$16,200
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$16,200
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2018FRA$16,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$16,150
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$16,150
L. A. DARLING COMPANY LLCworkplace safety or health violation2024OSHA$16,131
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$16,100
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$16,075
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$16,025
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$16,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$16,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$16,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$16,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$16,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$16,000
Burlington Northern Materials Departmentrailroad safety violation2002FRA$16,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$16,000
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railwayair pollution violation2008CA-SCAQMD$16,000
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$16,000
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$15,975
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$15,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$15,950
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$15,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$15,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$15,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$15,900
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$15,800
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$15,800
FOREST RIVERworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$15,776
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$15,750
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2009FRA$15,750
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2016FRA$15,750
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$15,750
PENN ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL LLCworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$15,750
BNSF Railway (Fort Worth)environmental violation2011EPA$15,716
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$15,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$15,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$15,700
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$15,650
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2010FRA$15,600
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$15,575
SEE'S CANDY SHOPS, INC.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$15,555
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$15,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$15,500
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$15,500
LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS INChazardous waste violation2020SC-ENV$15,500
Dairy Queen Corporate Stores, Inc.wage and hour violation2007WHD$15,424
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$15,400
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$15,400
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYrailroad safety violation2017FRA$15,400
PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Powerenvironmental violation2017UT-ENV$15,385
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$15,300
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$15,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$15,250
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$15,200
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$15,180
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2013FRA$15,175
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$15,158
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2011FRA$15,150
ARCTURUS MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$15,145
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$15,100
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2015FRA$15,040
BNSF Railwaywater pollution violation2014MT-ENV$15,025
UNION TANK CAR COMPANYrailroad safety violation2015FRA$15,000
NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COpipeline safety violation2003PHMSA$15,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$15,000
BNSF Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$15,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.