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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

16TH & DOUGLAS, BRAIKER BRANDEIS BLDG., OMAHA, NE, 68179
Operated by Union Pacific Railroad · 1 of 295 establishments
482111Line-Haul Railroads

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OSHA inspections
10
over 49 years
Violations
23
$1,360 in penalties
Penalties
$1,360
$59 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $1,360 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10,676 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.2 / yr · last 49 yrs
Violations
23
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$1,360
$59 avg / violation
17% serious83% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
9 of 10
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 10

60% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $1,360 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0122$375Oct 1984Apr 1993
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0122$140Oct 1983Feb 1985
29 CFR 1903.0002 A0111$375Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$350Apr 1979Apr 1979
29 CFR 1910.0023 B0311$120Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1910.0158 C0411Feb 1985Feb 1985
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0511Feb 1985Feb 1985
29 CFR 1910.0037 F0111Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211Oct 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1910.0036 B0411Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0037 F0611Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0411Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0219 I0211Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC11Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0311Mar 1979Mar 1979
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01101711Mar 1979Mar 1979

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4821 within NE. Peer group: 10,676 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.8
TRIR
4.7
vs industry
+1.3

Reported for 26 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Planned
1
Complaint
9

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 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
11
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
11

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 7 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Jun 2015 – Feb 202477

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 11 cases · 7 violations · $0 in backwages · 11 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2023 – Feb 2024Line-Haul Railroads1
May 2023 – Feb 2024Rail TransportationFMLA11
May 2022 – Jan 2024Rail TransportationFMLA11
Sep 2022 – Sep 2023Rail TransportationFMLA11
Aug 2020 – Aug 2022Support Activities for Rail Transportation1
Jun 2018 – Mar 2022Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction1
Feb 2021 – Mar 2021Line-Haul RailroadsFMLA11
Dec 2020Line-Haul RailroadsFMLA11
Apr 2018 – Aug 2019Line-Haul Railroads1
Feb 2016Line-Haul RailroadsFMLA11
Sep 2014 – Jun 2015Rail TransportationFMLA11

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
40
Certified
35
Avg wage ratio
1.23x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1400 DOUGLAS STREET · OMAHA, NE, 68179
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Dec 2004View →
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
1400 DOUGLAS STREET · OMAHA, NE, 68179
01View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
53433
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$400K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2008-06-12. Most recent: 2008-06-12. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $400,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company · UNP
Jun 2008pleaEnvironmentalCalifornia - Central$400,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$156K
Obligated (all-time)
$1.1M
Awards
118
Top agency
Department of Defense
$623K
Company-wide — UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$-45240
Obligated (all-time)
$2.7M
Awards (all-time)
124

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$623K
Department of Transportation$283K
General Services Administration$124K
Department of the Interior$40K
Department of Agriculture$21K
Largest awards (top 50 of 118)
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF AN ACTIVE RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE FLASHING LIGHTS, AUTOMATIC GATES AND AN AUDIBLE DEVICE AT THE INTERSECTION OF A DOD-PRIVATE ROAD ON THE FORT BLISS RANGE, NEW MEXICO., REFERRED TO AS THE ALVARADO CROSSING, NEAR OROGRANDE, NM.
    contract · Last action 2017-05-04
    $258,166
  • Department of Transportation
    PURCHASE ORDER FOR UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD SERVICES ON CFLHD PROJECT: CA NP MOJA 11(2) 10(2) KELSO CIMA & KELBAKER ROADS.
    contract · Last action 2025-09-05
    $80,000
  • Department of Transportation
    RESEARCH INVOLVING FATIGUE MITIGATION.
    contract · Last action 2008-02-06
    $75,000
  • Department of Transportation
    RAILROAD UTILITY LINE RELOCATION - CO FLAP PUW16(1) NICHOLS ROAD
    contract · Last action 2025-03-17
    $57,852
  • Department of Transportation
    CA NP MOJA 11(2) 10(2) KELSO CIMA & KELBAKER ROADS UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD- KELSO-CIMA WYE CROSSING AGREEMENT- DOT 810859M_810860
    contract · Last action 2026-02-24
    $55,820
  • Department of Defense
    RAIL IMPACT TEST PLS ECHU
    contract · Last action 2008-08-20
    $23,800
  • Department of Defense
    RAIL IMPACT TEST
    contract · Last action 2008-06-23
    $23,800
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF RAILROAD CROSSING GATE ARM MAINTENANCE, 1500 E. BANNISTER ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO
    contract · Last action 2019-02-07
    $22,440
  • Department of Defense
    F3960 PLS C-KIT RAIL IMPACT TEST
    contract · Last action 2015-07-17
    $21,000
  • Department of Defense
    RAIL IMPACT TEST
    contract · Last action 2013-08-19
    $21,000
  • Department of Defense
    RAIL IMPACT PLST-CTE
    contract · Last action 2010-12-16
    $20,100
  • Department of Defense
    RAIL IMPACT TESTING
    contract · Last action 2012-04-04
    $20,000
  • Department of Defense
    M1083A1P2/OSGCS RAIL IMPACT
    contract · Last action 2011-11-16
    $20,000
  • Department of Defense
    CLIN 1 MAINT CROSSING TRACKS HUECO/NEWMA IGF::CL::IGF
    contract · Last action 2015-09-29
    $19,040
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF TRANSPORT OF LOCOMOTIVE BY RAIL
    contract · Last action 2018-01-04
    $12,074
  • Department of Defense
    RAIL IMPACT TEST
    contract · Last action 2008-06-12
    $11,900
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF GATE ARM MAINTENANCE, 1500 E. BANNISTER ROAD, KCMO
    contract · Last action 2015-10-16
    $11,220
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE LABOR, MATERIAL, SUPPLIES AND SUPERVISION TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND RENEW FLASHING LIGHT SIGNALS WITH SHORT ARM GATES AND APPURTENANCES AT GSA PRIVATE ROAD CROSSING OF UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY S TRACKS AT MILE POST 290-38 AT DODSON (JACKSON COUNTY) MISSOURI. START DATE: 10/15/2014 END DATE: 10/14/2015
    contract · Last action 2014-10-22
    $11,220
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND RENEW FLASHING LIGHT SIGNALS WITH SHORT ARM GATES AND APPURTENANCES AT GSA PRIVATE ROAD CROSSING OF UNTION PACIFIC'S RAILROAD COMPAPNY'S TRAKS AT MILE POST 290-38 AT DODSON (JACKSON COUNTY) MISSOURI
    contract · Last action 2014-01-06
    $11,220
  • General Services Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND RENEW FLASHING LIGHT SIGNALS WITIH SHORT ARM GATES AND APPURTENANCES AT GSA PRIVATE ROAD CROSSING OF UNION PACIFIC'S RAILROAD COMPANY'S TRACKS AT MILE POST 290-38 AT DODSON (JACKSON COUNTY), MO
    contract · Last action 2013-02-06
    $11,220
  • General Services Administration
    SHORT ARM GATE MAINTENANCE, 1500 E. BANNISTER ROAD, KCMO
    contract · Last action 2013-01-04
    $11,220
  • Department of Defense
    M915A5 RAIL IMPACT
    contract · Last action 2011-03-02
    $10,050
  • Department of Defense
    RAIL IMPACT M1070A1 HETS E0563
    contract · Last action 2010-08-18
    $10,050
  • Department of Defense
    FMTV/S250 SHELTER RAIL IMPACT TEST
    contract · Last action 2010-04-09
    $10,050
  • Department of Defense
    RAIL IMPACT TESTING SATS FMM3 SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2010-03-18
    $10,050
  • Department of Defense
    RAIL IMPACT TEST - EQ 36 SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2010-02-24
    $10,050
  • Department of Defense
    RCV BUFFALO MPCR
    contract · Last action 2010-02-22
    $10,050
  • Department of Defense
    VMMD RAIL IMPACT RE-TEST
    contract · Last action 2009-04-01
    $10,050
  • Department of Defense
    VMMD PVT RAIL IMPACT TESTING
    contract · Last action 2009-03-05
    $10,050
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF FUNDING LINE ONLY
    contract · Last action 2017-01-27
    $10,000
  • Department of the Interior
    IGF::OT::IGF RAILROAD CROSSING AT DERBY DAM
    contract · Last action 2014-08-21
    $10,000
  • Department of Defense
    M 1077A2 RAIL IMPACT TEST 24 SEPT 2012
    contract · Last action 2012-09-20
    $10,000
  • Department of Defense
    LCMR V3/M115HV RAIL IMPACT TEST
    contract · Last action 2012-02-27
    $10,000
  • Department of Defense
    M1084/GDT TOWER TRAILER RAIL IMPACT
    contract · Last action 2011-11-03
    $10,000
  • Department of Defense
    E7895 STRYKER ICVV SCOUT RAIL IMPACT TEST
    contract · Last action 2011-10-06
    $10,000
  • Department of Defense
    STRYKER FSVV RAIL IMPACT
    contract · Last action 2011-10-06
    $10,000
  • Department of Defense
    STRYKER DVH RAIL IMPACT TEST
    contract · Last action 2011-03-28
    $10,000
  • Department of Defense
    COMBAT AND AUTOMOTIVE RAIL IMPACT
    contract · Last action 2011-03-09
    $10,000
  • Department of Defense
    CMP ROBERTS_UNION PACIFIC_RAIL CARS
    contract · Last action 2024-05-31
    $8,000
  • Department of Defense
    TRAIN SERVICE FOR CONFERENCES
    contract · Last action 2011-06-10
    $8,000
  • General Services Administration
    CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, SUPPLIES, SUPERVISION AND MATERIALS TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND RENEW FLA SHING LIGHT SIGNALS WITH SHORT ARM GATES AND APPURTENANCES AT GSA PRIVATE ROAD CROSSING OF UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY'S TRACKS AT MILE POST 290-38 AT DODSON (JACKSON COUNTY) MISSOURI FOR THE PERIOD 10/15/2010-10/14/2011.
    contract · Last action 2011-09-02
    $7,220
  • Department of the Interior
    LEASE OF ONE DOUBLE WIDE HOUSING TRAILER IN MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
    contract · Last action 2010-09-22
    $6,279
  • Department of the Interior
    RENTAL OF ONE DOUBLE WIDE TRAILER AT KELSO, CA FOR MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
    contract · Last action 2009-10-01
    $5,980
  • Department of the Interior
    RENTAL OF ONE DOUBLE WIDE MOBIL HOME AT KELSO, CA.
    contract · Last action 2008-10-01
    $5,696
  • Department of the Interior
    RENTAL OF HOUSING TRAILER
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $5,424
  • Department of Defense
    LEASE OF RR EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2008-05-19
    $5,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    PURCHASE ORDER FOR SIMS CROSSING RAILROAD MAINTENANCE AND EASEMENT FEES FOR THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST
    contract · Last action 2021-07-21
    $4,917
  • Department of Agriculture
    UPRR WARNING SIGNAL FEE FOR CROSSING AT SIMS RD IN SHASTA COUNTY. THIS FEE IS 50% OF THE FULL FEE TO BE BILLED A A LATER DATE. PLEASE NOTE THIS FEE WAS ORIGINALLY BILLED ON 10/6/2022.
    contract · Last action 2023-03-08
    $4,760
  • Department of Agriculture
    PURCHASE ORDER FOR SIMS CROSSING RAILROAD MAINTENANCE FEE FOR THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST
    contract · Last action 2019-06-10
    $4,760
  • Department of Transportation
    UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
    contract · Last action 2007-11-15
    $4,620

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 488210 - SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR RAIL TRANSPORTATION. Last action: 2026-02-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1993-02-10Complaint2$750
1988-10-04Complaint0$0
1985-02-14Complaint3$140
1984-10-18Complaint1$0
1983-11-09Complaint0$0
1983-10-04Complaint41$120
1980-06-27Complaint0$0
1979-06-20Planned0$0
1979-02-12Complaint123$350
1977-04-21Complaint1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY is one of 295 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Union Pacific Railroad.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 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 Union Pacific Railroad, which operates 295 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $1,360 in total penalties.
How does UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY operates in the line-haul railroads industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.8.