Inspection #310901814

Name: OSHA Inspection #310901814: SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC at 542 North Route 21, Gurnee, IL 60031 on Mar 26, 2007. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Mar 11, 2009.

OSHA documented 54 violations (32 serious, 3 repeat, 19 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $47,200.

This employer has 6 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 310901814
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Mar 26, 2007
Closed: Mar 11, 2009
Contested: Sep 27, 2007
Final Order: Dec 31, 2008
Total Violations: 54
Penalties on Record: $47,200
Initial Penalties: $100,200

Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.

Establishment

Name: SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC
Address: 542 North Route 21, Gurnee, IL 60031
Industry: 713110 Amusement and Theme Parks

Other Inspections of This Employer6 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#314814732	Sep 7, 2010	Complaint (B)	No violations
#314556853	Jun 8, 2010	Follow-Up (F)	2 violations	$10,000
#311264857	Aug 8, 2007	Referral (C)	1 violation	$3,500
#311028625	May 2, 2007	Planned (H)	26 violations	$50,000
#308003664	Aug 27, 2004	Complaint (B)	5 violations	$3,868
#307831974	Jun 2, 2004	Accident (A)	1 violation	$5,000

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Mar 11, 2009.

Citations on Record

32 serious, 3 repeat, 19 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$100,200

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$47,200

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Sep 27, 2007. Final orders are recorded through Dec 31, 2008. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$2,000	$1,000	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01002	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$3,500	$1,750	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01003	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$2,500	$1,250	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01004	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B02	Serious	$3,500	$1,750	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01005	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01007	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E07 IA	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01008	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D04 V	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Sep 25, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01009	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVA	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01010	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I	Other	$2,000	$1,000	Oct 10, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01011	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B09	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01012	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 G02	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01013A	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01013B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01014	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01015	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Other	$3,500	$1,750	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01016	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01018	1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 D04	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01019A	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 D	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01019B	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 I09 III	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01020	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01021	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01023A	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C02	Serious	$3,500	$1,750	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01023B	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 C03	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01024	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H01	Serious	$5,000	$2,500	Oct 17, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01025A	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H03	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01025B	1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01026A	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01026B	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01027A	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01027B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Nov 30, 2008
01028	1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B	Other	$2,500	$1,250	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01029	1910.244 Other Portable Tools and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100244 A01 II	Other	$5,000	$2,500	Oct 2, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01030	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02	Serious	$1,500	$750	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01031	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01032	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01033	1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I	Serious	$5,000	$2,500	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01034A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I	Serious	$2,000	$1,000	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
01034B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
02001	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01	Repeat	$200	$200	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
02002	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 A03	Repeat	$7,500	$3,750	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
02003	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A06	Repeat	$10,000	$2,000	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03001	1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01	Other	$0	$0	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03002	1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B03	Other	$0	$0	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03003	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01	Other	$0	$0	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03004	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08	Other	$0	$0	Sep 11, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03005	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B05	Other	$0	$0	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03006	1910.110 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases OSHA citation code: 19100110 F06 II	Other	$0	$0	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03007	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II	Other	$0	$0	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03008	1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 D06	Other	$0	$0	Oct 2, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03009	1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III	Other	$0	$0	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03010	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 E	Other	$0	$0	Oct 10, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03011	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 II	Other	$0	$0	Sep 18, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03012	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IIIA	Other	$0	$0	Oct 24, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
03013	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III	Other	$0	$0	Sep 25, 2007	Sep 27, 2007	Dec 31, 2008

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

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