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SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC

1 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, GURNEE, IL, 60031
Operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW · 1 of 70 establishments
713110Amusement and Theme Parks

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OSHA inspections
7
over 22 years
Violations
89
$119,568 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC has accumulated 89 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $119,568 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 12 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.3 / yr · last 22 yrs
Violations
89
4.0 / yr
Penalties
$119,568
$1,343 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 7
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 7

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 30 citations in this view · $67,628 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000142$6,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.1030 F01 I22$8,750Sep 2007Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$6,250Jul 2004Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.1030 H01 IIB22$5,250Sep 2007Sep 2010
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0322$3,750Sep 2004Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0622$3,190Sep 2004Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0122$2,738Sep 2004Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$200Sep 2004Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0028 A0111$3,500Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0335 A01 I11$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.1025 D0211$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV11$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0244 A01 II11$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.1026 D0111$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 IIIB211$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 V11$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I11$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0111$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0134 I0811$2,500Sep 2007Sep 2007

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 7131 within IL. Peer group: 12 employers. This establishment has 89 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $1,038
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
6.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Complaint
2
Accident
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 16, 2004AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL,FRACTURE,HEAD,MAINTENANCE,GUARD,STRUCK BY,AMUSEMENT RIDE,ARM,CONCRETE,LEGFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
15 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — SUN SUITES INTERESTS L.L.L.P. (across 28 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1.3M
Awards (all-time)
134

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2010-09-07Complaint0$0
2010-06-08Follow-up2$10,000
2007-08-08Referral1$3,500
2007-05-02Planned2626$50,000
2007-03-26Planned5432$47,200
2004-08-27Complaint53$3,868
2004-06-02Accident11$5,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC is one of 70 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW across all 70 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in amusement and theme parks within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW, which operates 70 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC's OSHA violation history?
SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 89 violations and $119,567.5 in total penalties.
How does SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC operates in the amusement and theme parks industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.4.
Has SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS, INC. DBA GREAT AMERICA LLC.