Establishment profile
UNION TANK CAR CO
SE OF LAUREL, Laurel, MT, 59044
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,593 establishments
Summary
UNION TANK CAR CO has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $155 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 8,111 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 48 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNION TANK CAR CO 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
75% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $155 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1977 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 1 | 1 | $90 | Jan 1978 | Jan 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 H02 | 1 | 1 | $65 | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 F06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 024016 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 050106 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 050112 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1978 | Jul 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1977 | Jul 1977 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 8,111 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNION TANK CAR CO. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 UNION TANK CAR CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 48+ years. Most recent activity: 48 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 UNION TANK CAR CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNION TANK CAR CO. 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 TANK CAR CO. 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 UNION TANK CAR CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNION TANK CAR CO. 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). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNION TANK CAR COMPANY BN RR YARD · LAUREL, MT, 59044 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 UNION TANK CAR CO. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-06-26 | Complaint | 11 | — | $65 | |
| 1978-03-16 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-01-24 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $90 | |
| 1977-07-12 | Complaint | 9 | — | $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 TANK CAR CO is one of 1,593 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC across all 1,593 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
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- PCC AIRFOILS, LLCDOUGLAS, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
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- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.ETOWAH, TN — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MTState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNION TANK CAR CO 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 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, which operates 1,593 establishments in our dataset.
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- UNION TANK CAR CO has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $155 in total penalties.