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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. is a line-haul railroads employer in HOUSTON, TX. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 2 violations and $8,000 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. 2 Wage & Hour Division enforcement cases on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC.

5800 WALLISVILLE RD., HOUSTON, TX, 77028

Parent: Union Pacific Railroad (164 locations)

482111 Top companies in Line-Haul Railroads

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
2 violations
$8,000 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.
1 fatalities

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.4
Industry Avg DART
2.8
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
2
Total Penalties
$8,000
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
25 years
Last Activity
5yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$4,000 avg per violation$2,667 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$8,000 total across all agencies

Federal Criminal Prosecution Record

Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
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Prosecutions
1
Total Payments
$400,000
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime Type
Environmental
First case: 2008-06-12
Most recent: 2008-06-12

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
2
Accident
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

95%
Worse than most peers
vs 22 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
95%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
100%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. is one of 164 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Union Pacific Railroad.

Federal enforcement records on UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Union Pacific Railroad across all 164 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by Union Pacific Railroad

Other employers in Line-Haul Railroads within TX

Industry context

Within the line-haul railroads industry in TX, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. ranks in the 95th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 22 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 95th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 100th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.4 for the line-haul railroads sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.8.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 5 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $8,000 in total penalties.
How does UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. operates in the line-haul railroads industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4.
Has UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC..

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. of HOUSTON, TX from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. resolves to the parent rollup Union Pacific Railroad, which operates 164 establishments in our dataset. OSHA accident records on file for UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. include 1 fatality investigation.

This profile may be incomplete if UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.