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BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD

6600 BURLINGTON AVENUE, LINCOLN, NE, 68507
Operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe · 1 of 86 establishments

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OSHA inspections
2
over 35 years
Violations
16
$10,311 in penalties
Penalties
$10,311
$644 avg

Summary

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $10,311 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10,594 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 33 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
16
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$10,311
$644 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $10,311 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0121$1,979Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$2,475Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.0184 E02 I11$1,500Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0184 I09 III11$1,500Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 I11$1,237Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.0184 E02 II11$1,125Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1903.0002 A0111$495Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.0184 I0111Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0184 E03 II11Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0184 E0111Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 II11Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.0020 G0211Dec 1991Dec 1991
29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 III11Dec 1991Dec 1991

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.

Peer comparison

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 10,594 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
80th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
2

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 BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
33 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 33+ years. Most recent activity: 33 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 BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD. 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 BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (across 177 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$615.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$5.5B
Awards (all-time)
27,810

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1992-11-13Complaint63$4,125
1991-08-20Complaint109$6,186

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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Part of a larger organization

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD 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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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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Frequently asked

What is BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD's OSHA violation history?
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $10,311 in total penalties.