{"id":43907,"date":"2015-12-14T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/calosha-cites-californias-great-america-70200-for-roller-coaster-accident\/"},"modified":"2015-12-14T19:34:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T23:34:06","slug":"calosha-multa-a-californias-great-america-por-70200-por-accidente-de-montana-rusa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/calosha-multa-a-californias-great-america-por-70200-por-accidente-de-montana-rusa\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal\/OSHA Cites California&#8217;s Great America $70,200 for Roller Coaster Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">FOSTER CITY, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 14, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Cal\/OSHA announced today that the owner\/operator of <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> Great America theme park was at fault for a roller coaster accident that critically injured a ride mechanic on <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 12<\/span>. <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Hooks<\/span>, 66, suffered serious injuries when he was struck by the Flight Deck ride while retrieving a cell phone in a restricted area. <\/p>\n<p>Cal\/OSHA learned that Cedar Fair Southwest, the amusement park owner\/operator, failed to have safety protocols in place to ensure that the roller coaster was shut down prior to retrieving lost articles near it, and also failed to effectively train workers to shut down the ride to retrieve lost articles.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Employers are required to maintain a comprehensive injury and illness prevention program that addresses all safety hazards,&#8221; said Cal\/OSHA Chief <span class=\"xn-person\">Juliann Sum<\/span>. &#8220;Cedar Fair Southwest&#8217;s lack of safety protocols and training for employees contributed to this serious workplace accident.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Cal\/OSHA issued citations with penalties totaling <span class=\"xn-money\">$70,200<\/span> for eight workplace safety violations, including five serious in nature, two of them directly related the accident. <\/p>\n<p>A serious violation is cited when there is a realistic possibility that death or serious harm could result from the actual hazardous condition.\u00a0 A willful violation is cited when the employer is aware of the law and violates it nevertheless, or when the employer is aware of the hazardous condition and takes no reasonable steps to address it.<\/p>\n<p>Cal\/OSHA has an extensive online library of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/dosh\/PubOrder.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">safety fact sheets and publications<\/a>, as well as an online guide for developing effective safety protocols, <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/dosh\/etools\/09-031\/cost.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Preventing Costly Injuries and Illnesses<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Cal\/OSHA helps protect workers from health and safety hazards on the job in almost every workplace in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/dosh\/consultation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cal\/OSHA&#8217;s Consultation Services Branch<\/a> provides free and voluntary assistance to employers and employee organizations to improve their health and safety programs. Employers should call +1 (800) 963-9424 for assistance from Cal\/OSHA Consultation Services.<\/p>\n<p>Employees with work-related questions or complaints may contact DIR&#8217;s Call Center in English or Spanish at 844-LABOR-DIR (+1 844-522-6734). The California Workers&#8217; Information line at +1 866-924-9757 provides recorded information in English and Spanish on a variety of work-related topics. Complaints can also be filed confidentially with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/dosh\/Complaint.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cal\/OSHA district offices<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Members of the press may contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Erika Monterroza<\/span> or <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter Melton<\/span> at +1 (510) 286-1161, and are encouraged to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/email\/listsub.asp?choice=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">subscribe to get email alerts<\/a> on DIR&#8217;s press releases or other departmental updates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CaliforniaDIR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CaliforniaDIR<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CA_DIR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/CA_DIR<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CaliforniaDIR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CaliforniaDIR<\/a>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/email\/listsub.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/email\/listsub.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">California Department of Industrial Relations<\/a>, established in 1927, protects and improves the health, safety, and economic well-being of over 18 million wage earners, and helps their employers comply with state labor laws. DIR is housed within the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.labor.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Labor &amp; Workforce Development Agency<\/a>. For general inquiries, contact DIR&#8217;s Communications Call Center at\u00a0844-LABOR-DIR (+1 844-522-6734) for help in locating the appropriate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/Contactus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">division or program<\/a> in our department. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">FOSTER CITY, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 14, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Cal\/OSHA announced today that the owner\/operator of <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> Great America theme park was at fault for a roller coaster accident that critically injured a ride mechanic on <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 12<\/span>. <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Hooks<\/span>, 66, suffered serious injuries when he was struck by the Flight Deck ride while retrieving a cell phone in a restricted area&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43907\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}