Cedar Fair L.P. safety record at a glance
Cedar Fair L.P. has been the subject of 29 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 29, 2001 and Mar 29, 2019. 17 of them were accident inspections. 13 of them produced citations, 34 in all: 11 serious. Inspectors proposed $183,885 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $116,705. The largest single penalty, $38,565, came from an inspection opened Jun 26, 2018 in Buena Park. That places the employer at #322 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in Buena Park, Santa Clara.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2019 | Buena Park | Accident | no citations | $0 | Apr 26, 2019 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Buena Park | Complaint | 3 citations 2 serious | $38,565 | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Buena Park | Accident | 2 citations | $1,260 | Apr 23, 2018 |
| Mar 30, 2017 | Buena Park | Complaint | no citations | $0 | May 5, 2017 |
| Feb 11, 2016 | Buena Park | Unprogrammed related | 8 citations 3 serious | $13,380 $27,180 proposed | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Buena Park | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 14, 2015 |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Buena Park | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 9, 2015 |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Buena Park | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Feb 11, 2015 | Buena Park | Accident | 2 citations | $300 $1,695 proposed | Jun 13, 2016 |
| Sep 18, 2013 | Buena Park | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Jan 31, 2013 | Buena Park | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $19,000 $27,000 proposed | Jun 21, 2014 |
| Jan 9, 2013 | Buena Park | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Nov 26, 2012 | Buena Park | Complaint | 2 citations | $280 $465 proposed | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Oct 31, 2012 | Santa Clara | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Dec 3, 2012 |
| Mar 13, 2012 | Buena Park | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 9, 2013 |
| Feb 7, 2012 | Santa Clara | Accident | 2 citations | $1,000 | Aug 6, 2012 |
| Jan 21, 2011 | Buena Park | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Nov 16, 2010 | Buena Park | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Oct 27, 2010 | Buena Park | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 27, 2010 |
| Aug 17, 2010 | Buena Park | Complaint | 3 citations 3 serious | $24,860 | Feb 17, 2011 |
| Jul 30, 2010 | Buena Park | Accident | 2 citations | $1,500 | Feb 17, 2011 |
| Feb 24, 2010 | Buena Park | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 4, 2010 |
| Jun 22, 2009 | Buena Park | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 13, 2009 |
| Jun 19, 2009 | Buena Park | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 26, 2009 |
| Mar 5, 2008 | Buena Park | Accident | 1 citation | $300 | May 19, 2009 |
| Sep 28, 2007 | Santa Clara | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $11,260 $19,260 proposed | Apr 6, 2009 |
| Sep 5, 2006 | Buena Park | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 $22,500 proposed | Aug 24, 2009 |
| Aug 2, 2001 | Buena Park | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $0 $18,300 proposed | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Jan 29, 2001 | Buena Park | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 9, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Cedar Fair LP dba Knott's Berry Farm; Cedar Fair LP dba Great America; Cedar Fair, LP, dba Knotts Berry Farm & Resorts; Cedar Fair LP dba Knotts Berry Farm; Cedar Fair L.P. dba California's Great America; Cedar Fair, LP dba California's Great America; Cedar Fair dba Knotts Berry Farm; Cedar Fair LP.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 8 citations, $8,495
- 8 CCR 1626, Scaffolds: 4 citations, $1,200
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, 2 serious, $38,250
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 2 citations, 2 serious, $25,650
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 2 citations, 1 serious, $9,710
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 2 citations, 2 serious, $6,480
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, $1,450
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, $840
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Santa Clara employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Cedar Fair L.P.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 4, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.