Establishment profile
WORLDS OF FUN
4545 WORLDS OF FUN AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64161
Operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW · 1 of 70 establishments
713110 — Amusement and Theme Parks
Summary
WORLDS OF FUN has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $510 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 56th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WORLDS OF FUN appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · 21 citations in this view · $510 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 1 | $40 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D05 | 1 | 1 | $105 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $50 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | $45 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $45 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $45 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $30 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 C | 1 | 1 | $30 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D02 VIII | 1 | 1 | $30 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0169 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $30 | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 I02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 V | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1975 | Aug 1975 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 7131 within MO. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 1,055 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
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
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2019 – Jul 2025 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Exposure to environmental heat outdoor
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2025 | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 17, 2019 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Brain | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WORLDS OF FUN. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WORLDS OF FUN. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MO — for Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-RC-388116 | Representation election | Jun 2026 | — | Open | Region 14, Saint Louis, Missouri |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 WORLDS OF FUN. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WORLDS OF FUN. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WORLDS OF FUN 4545 NE WORLDS OF FUN DR · KANSAS CITY, MO, 64161 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2015 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for WORLDS OF FUN. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-08-04 | Complaint | 35 | — | $510 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WORLDS OF FUN 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 MO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SIX FLAGS ST. LOUISEUREKA — 3 federal enforcement records
- SIX FLAGS THEME PARKS INC.EUREKA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CEDAR FAIR LP DBA WORLDS OF FUNKANSAS CITY — 1 federal enforcement record
- Grand Country SquareBranson — 1 federal enforcement record
- SILVER DOLLAR CITYBRANSON — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENTSAINT LOUIS — 0 federal enforcement records
- North American Widway EntertainmentSAINT LOUIS — 0 federal enforcement records
- GREENE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL SOCIETY INSPRINGFIELD — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- SIX FLAGS ST. LOUISEUREKA, MO — 3 federal enforcement records
- DORNEY PARKALLENTOWN, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- Sawmill Creek ResortHuron, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- KINGS ISLAND COMPANYKINGS MILLS, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- Six Flags Great AdventureJackson, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE LLCJACKSON, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- PARK MANAGEMENT CO.NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV — 1 federal enforcement record
- PARK MANAGEMENT CORP DBA SIX FLAGS DISCOVERY KINGDVALLEJO, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- PARK MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONVALLEJO, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MAGNUM MANAGEMENT CORPORATIONNEW BRAUNFELS, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW locationsParent rollup
- Amusement and Theme ParksAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MOState-wide enforcement data
- Amusement and Theme in MOIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WORLDS OF FUN 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is WORLDS OF FUN's OSHA violation history?
- WORLDS OF FUN has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $510 in total penalties.
- How does WORLDS OF FUN's safety record compare to its industry?
- WORLDS OF FUN operates in the amusement and theme parks industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.4. WORLDS OF FUN's self-reported DART rate is 3.7 compared to an industry average of 4.8.