Establishment profile
UNION TANK CAR CO
BROOKLAWN DR, Baton Rouge, LA, 70807
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,593 establishments
EIN 363104688
Summary
UNION TANK CAR CO has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $4,860 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 20,263 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 45 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNION TANK CAR CO appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view · $4,860 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 2 | 2 | $1,210 | Dec 1979 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B10 | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1979 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B05 | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1979 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B03 | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1979 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 E04 IV | 1 | 1 | $720 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 E04 II | 1 | 1 | $630 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 B | 1 | 1 | $540 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 D04 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Dec 1979 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 D02 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C07 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C05 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0005 B | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1981 | Apr 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B06 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1980 | Mar 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J03 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
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: 20,263 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 19 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.
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 45+ years. Most recent activity: 45 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)
Company-level in LA — for BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-CA-183776 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2016 | Sep 2016 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 15-CA-017421 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2004 | Nov 2004 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-04-03 | Accident | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-01-04 | Complaint | 20 | 10 | $1,750 | |
| 1979-11-07 | Complaint | 9 | 9 | $3,110 |
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
Other establishments operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- JOHNS MANVILLEMACON, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.BERLIN, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLESOUTH GATE, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNION TANK CAR CO.MARION, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- ACME BRICK COMPANYMALVERN, AR — 3 federal enforcement records
- SEE'S CANDIES, INC.SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- PCC AIRFOILS, LLCDOUGLAS, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- TITANIUM METALS CORPORATIONHENDERSON, NV — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.ETOWAH, TN — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in LAState-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 3 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $4,860 in total penalties.