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Company: Western Digital Corporation
Current Parent Company: Western Digital Corp.
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Penalty: $62,500
Year: 2012
Date: February 28, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: hazardous waste violation
Violation Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined Western Digital Corporation, a wafer fabrication facility that generates large quantities of hazardous wastes including solvents, acids and sulfates, $62,500 for the improper management of hazardous waste at its Fremont facility.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
Facility City: Fremont
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: computer peripherals
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.