ROTO ROOTER CORPORATION
300 ASHWORTH ROAD, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
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Inspection records
Mar 15, 2023#346566474Mar 15, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346566474$4,3513 viol.3 violations$4,351 in penalties
Inspection #346566474
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 15, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 13, 2023
- Final Order
- Jul 14, 2023
- Closed
- Nov 15, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,701
- Penalties on Record
- $4,351
- Site Address
- 300 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- Industry
- 238220 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $8,701 | $4,351 | Aug 17, 2023 | - | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 01001B | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A05 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Aug 17, 2023 | - | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 01001C | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 B02 I A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Aug 17, 2023 | - | Jul 14, 2023 |
May 27, 1987#104265335May 27, 1987Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#104265335$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #104265335
Dates
- Opened
- May 27, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- May 27, 1987
- Closed
- May 27, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 300 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
May 15, 1984#14770200May 15, 1984Planned (H) · Records Only scope, Safety#14770200$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #14770200
Dates
- Opened
- May 15, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- May 15, 1984
- Closed
- May 16, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 300 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
3 inspections, 1984 to 2023. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors reported 3.0 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.2%; NAICS 23822 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source