OSHA launches investigation into Allentown's Dorney Park

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an investigation into Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom after an employee was hospitalized at the Allentown theme park in July.[br /][br /][url HREF="[br /]The Morning Call of Allentown reports (http://bit.ly/1KOekT8" TARGET="blank" REL=""]The Morning Call of Allentown[/url] reports the department's online inspection detail says the case was opened July 22 and focuses on health-related issues.[br /][Ads /][br /]OSHA spokeswoman Lenore Uddyback-Fortson says the investigation is ongoing and declined commenting on the nature of the probe or why the employee needed to be hospitalized.[br /][br /]Dorney Park officials declined to comment on the issue.[br /][br /]The incident is separate from a 2014 case when OSHA cited the park for failing to protect workers from hazards and illness, as well as record-keeping violations. Dorney Park was fined $9,000 after a teenage worker collapsed on the job.[br /][br /]___[br /][br /]Information from: [url HREF="http://www.mcall.com" TARGET="blank" REL=""]The Morning Call[/url]