Establishment profile
ROTO ROOTER
HOFFMAN AND 19TH STREET, RICHMOND, CA, 94802
Operated by Roto Rooter · 1 of 8 establishments
Summary
ROTO ROOTER has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 37 years of recorded history, with $210 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 54th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,381 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 37 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ROTO ROOTER appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $210 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.0652 C | 1 | 1 | $210 | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1989 | Mar 1989 |
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
Above average violations. Peer group: 119,381 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 78 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 ROTO ROOTER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 37+ years. Most recent activity: 37 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 ROTO ROOTER. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ROTO ROOTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ROTO ROOTER. 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 ROTO ROOTER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ROTO ROOTER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2011-02-02. Most recent: 2011-02-02. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal prosecution case file
Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $243,975 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Roto Rooter et al Roto Rooter | Feb 2011 | plea | Fraud - General | Alabama - Southern,USDOJ - Environment & Natural Resources Division | $243,975 | No |
Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-01-31 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $210 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ROTO ROOTER is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Roto Rooter.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Roto Rooter across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Roto Rooter, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ROTO ROOTERCASTRO VALLEY, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROTO ROOTERPALMDALE, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROTO ROOTERVentura, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROTO ROOTERPACHECO, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROTO ROOTERSAN LEANDRO, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ROTO ROOTERSAN BERNARDINO, CA — 0 federal enforcement records
- ROTO ROOTERMILPITAS, CA — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Roto Rooter locationsParent rollup
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ROTO ROOTER 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 Roto Rooter, which operates 8 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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- What is ROTO ROOTER's OSHA violation history?
- ROTO ROOTER has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $210 in total penalties.