OSHA has inspected Cedar Fair LP once in Minnesota.
The inspection began on Jun 28, 2024 after a complaint, in Shakopee.
That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,600 and now stand at $3,920, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for arts and recreation employers since 2015 is $1,400, and Cedar Fair LP averages $3,920 (1 cited inspection).
Cedar Fair LP also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Shakopee site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 1,743 workers: 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 42 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Valleyfair
Shakopee · 2025
1,743
9
2
2.7
5.3
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) The CNP system defaults selected for test pressure shall be set at −15 mm of water (-0.58 inches of water) and the modeled inspiratory flow rate shall be 53.8 liters per minute for performing fit tests.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii)
(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
