Establishment profile
BNSF RAILWAY
80 44TH AVENUE NE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55421
Operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe · 1 of 86 establishments
488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation
Summary
BNSF RAILWAY has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $900 in total assessed penalties.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BNSF RAILWAY appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Nov 2008 | Nov 2008 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BNSF RAILWAY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BNSF RAILWAY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BNSF RAILWAY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BNSF RAILWAY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BNSF RAILWAY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BNSF RAILWAY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY 80 44TH AVENUE NORTHEAST · MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55421 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | May 1983 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BNSF RAILWAY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-09-25 | Complaint | 1 | — | $900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BNSF RAILWAY is one of 86 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Burlington Northern Santa Fe across all 86 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BNSF RAILWAYFORT WORTH, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE (BNSF)SUPERIOR, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe RailwaySeattle, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYWESTMONT, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROADAMARILLO, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FECICERO, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROADFORT LARAMIE, WY — 1 federal enforcement record
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYEVERETT, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY CO.TOPEKA, KS — 1 federal enforcement record
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROADLINCOLN, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Burlington Northern Santa Fe locationsParent rollup
- Support Activities for Rail TransportationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MNState-wide enforcement data
- Support Activities for in MNIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BNSF RAILWAY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Burlington Northern Santa Fe, which operates 86 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is BNSF RAILWAY's OSHA violation history?
- BNSF RAILWAY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $900 in total penalties.
- How does BNSF RAILWAY's safety record compare to its industry?
- BNSF RAILWAY operates in the support activities for rail transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5.