Establishment profile
UNION TANK CAR CO INC
1450 129TH STREET, Whiting, IN, 46394
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,593 establishments
Summary
UNION TANK CAR CO INC has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $4,540 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59,559 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 46 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 INC 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
67% 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $4,540 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 4 | 2 | $1,340 | Nov 1978 | Jan 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B02 | 1 | 1 | $720 | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | $640 | Nov 1978 | Nov 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 025083 | 1 | 1 | $630 | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C02 | 1 | 1 | $540 | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $320 | Nov 1978 | Nov 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0244 A02 III | 1 | 1 | $250 | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 D | 1 | 1 | $100 | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G01 V | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1979 | Jan 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B11 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1978 | Dec 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1978 | Nov 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1978 | Nov 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1978 | Nov 1978 |
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: 59,559 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNION TANK CAR CO INC. 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 INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 46+ years. Most recent activity: 46 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 INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNION TANK CAR CO INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IN — 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.). 3 cases · 3 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-042353 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2005 | Dec 2005 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-040599 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2002 | Dec 2002 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-039340 | Unfair labor practice | May 2001 | Oct 2003 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
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 INC. 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 INC. 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 INC. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-09-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-11-20 | Complaint | 8 | 6 | $2,120 | |
| 1978-09-13 | Complaint | 11 | 10 | $2,420 |
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 INC 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 INState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNION TANK CAR CO INC 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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- What is UNION TANK CAR CO INC's OSHA violation history?
- UNION TANK CAR CO INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $4,540 in total penalties.