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I have seen one instance where an official was fined for not correctly starting the clock and another where the mistake was at least noted pubicly. Tom White received a fine that was half his salary for a game. I seem to recall the amount was $2,600 for not properly starting the clock toward the end of a Baltimore-Seattle Contest. From what I recall it allowed one of the teams an extra timeout that they would have otherwise taken at the time. By not starting the clock the team had a timeout available when they needed it and stopped the clock to kick a game-winning field goal. In another situation I believe Bill Corollo's crew didn't detect a clock malfunction in a Pittsburgh game.
In my opinion it shouldn't be made public. These are guys trying to do their very best just like you and me at the level we work.
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