CEDAR FAIR LP DBA KNOTT'S BERRY FARM
8039 BEACH BLVD, BUENA PARK, CA 90620 · NAICS 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
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Inspection records
Mar 29, 2019#343913885Mar 29, 2019Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#343913885$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343913885
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 29, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 26, 2019
- Closed
- Apr 26, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 101
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park, CA 90620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee suffers heart attack while moving tree
Jun 26, 2018#343265336Jun 26, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343265336$38,5653 viol.3 violations$38,565 in penalties
Inspection #343265336
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 26, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 26, 2018
- Contested
- Feb 8, 2019
- Final Order
- Mar 22, 2021
- Closed
- Apr 29, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 2 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $38,565
- Penalties on Record
- $38,565
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park, CA 90620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(A)(3) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 27 | $315 | $315 | Jan 30, 2019 | Feb 8, 2019 | Mar 22, 2021 |
| 02001 | 3395(D)(3) Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment | Serious | 1 | 27 | $19,125 | $19,125 | Jan 7, 2019 | Feb 8, 2019 | Mar 22, 2021 |
| 03001 | 3395(H)(1)(B) Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment | Serious | 1 | 27 | $19,125 | $19,125 | Jan 7, 2019 | Feb 8, 2019 | Mar 22, 2021 |
Nov 2, 2017#342747128Nov 2, 2017Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#342747128$1,2602 viol.2 violations$1,260 in penalties
Inspection #342747128
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 2, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 26, 2018
- Final Order
- Apr 23, 2018
- Closed
- Apr 23, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,260
- Penalties on Record
- $1,260
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee suffers leg laceration and contusions when struck b
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(A)(7) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 3 | $560 | $560 | - | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| 01002 | 3328(B) Machinery and Equipment | Other | 3 | 3 | $700 | $700 | - | Apr 23, 2018 |
Mar 30, 2017#342210861Mar 30, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#342210861$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342210861
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 30, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- May 5, 2017
- Closed
- May 5, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3,400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 11, 2016#341277739Feb 11, 2016Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#341277739$13,3808 viol.8 violations$13,380 in penalties
Inspection #341277739
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- May 5, 2016
- Contested
- Jun 1, 2016
- Final Order
- Nov 26, 2016
- Closed
- Aug 3, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $27,180
- Penalties on Record
- $13,380
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4300.32 OSHA citation code: 43000032 B06 | Other | 1 | 3,000 | $375 | $300 | Jun 1, 2016 | Nov 26, 2016 | |
| 01002 | 1626(B) Stairwells and Stairs | Other | 3 | 20 | $375 | $300 | Jun 1, 2016 | Nov 26, 2016 | |
| 01003 | 1626(B)(5) Stairwells and Stairs | Other | 3 | 20 | $375 | $300 | Jun 1, 2016 | Nov 26, 2016 | |
| 01004 | 1626(C)(1) Stairwells and Stairs | Other | 3 | 20 | $375 | $300 | Jun 1, 2016 | Nov 26, 2016 | |
| 01005 | 1626(D)(3) Stairwells and Stairs | Other | 3 | 20 | $375 | $300 | Jun 1, 2016 | Nov 26, 2016 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 8, 2015#340984319Oct 8, 2015Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340984319$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340984319
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 8, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 14, 2015
- Closed
- Oct 14, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Aug 7, 2015#340834589Aug 7, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340834589$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340834589
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 7, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 12, 2015
- Closed
- Oct 9, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Apr 10, 2015#340531086Apr 10, 2015Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340531086$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340531086
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 10, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 6, 2015
- Closed
- Oct 6, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Feb 11, 2015#340373927Feb 11, 2015Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#340373927$3002 viol.2 violations$300 in penalties
Inspection #340373927
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 24, 2015
- Contested
- Jul 16, 2015
- Final Order
- Jan 22, 2016
- Closed
- Jun 13, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3,500
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,695
- Penalties on Record
- $300
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 3203(A) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 4 | $635 | $150 | Jul 13, 2015 | Jul 16, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 |
| 01003 | 3210(A) Guardrails at Elevated Locations | Other | 1 | 8 | $1,060 | $150 | Jul 13, 2015 | Jul 16, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 |
Sep 18, 2013#317143485Sep 18, 2013Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#317143485$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #317143485
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 18, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 23, 2013
- Closed
- Oct 23, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 92620
- Industry
- 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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