OSHA has inspected Roaring Camp, Inc. 3 times in California since 1999.
The latest one began on Jan 20, 2026 after an accident, in Felton; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 13 citation items: 1 serious and 12 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $14,915 and now stand at $3,665, 75% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,408, and Roaring Camp, Inc. averages $550 (1 cited inspection).
Roaring Camp, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 119690733 OPENED SEP 23, 2002Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Feb 7, 2003
Graham Hill Road & Roaring Camp Road, Felton, CA 95018 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 13, 2002: Employee's arm is amputated when caught in locomotive gears
On September 13, 2002, Employee #1 was riding with a fireman and the engineer in the cab of a steam locomotive that was heading slowly north on a narrow-gauge r ailway from the depot to the engine house. Employee #1 was standing in the gangw ay, on the right side of the cab, waiting to dismount the train near the rear of the engine house. He was descending the fixed wooden ladder to exit the cab whe n he put one foot down on the wooden step and struck against metal posts that we re driven into the ground along the railroad tracks. Employee #1 was knocked off onto the dirt and gravel. His right arm became entangled in the converging loco motive gears and was amputated. The locomotive's gears were not guarded. Employe e #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 780 A |
Other-than-serious | $150 | $150 | Feb 4, 2003 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3277 F04 |
Other-than-serious | $75 | $75 | Feb 4, 2003 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3277 D02 |
Other-than-serious | $75 | $75 | Feb 4, 2003 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 4075 A |
Serious | $12,600 | $1,350 | Feb 4, 2003 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Felton site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 35 workers: 12.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 7 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.