MIDDLEBURY, CT —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN ROOTER, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AMERICAN ROOTER, LLC in 13 CHATHAM COURT, MIDDLEBURY, CT 06762 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 348120965.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AMERICAN ROOTER, LLC
- Site address
- 13 CHATHAM COURT
- City
- MIDDLEBURY
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06762
- Mailing
- 755 THOMASTON ROAD, WATERTOWN, CT 06795
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $8,110 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system or the sloping of the excavation walls. Jobsite: On or about March 18, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees working in an excavation measuring approximately 13 feet deep were protected from cave-ins by using an adequate protective system, or by sloping the walls to prevent the exposure to a cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8109.5
- — Z (S) $11585
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to the work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. Jobsite: On or about March 18, 2025, the employer did not ensure that two employees installing a sewer basin were adequately trained to recognize and avoid cave-in hazards while working in an approximately 13 feet deep excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $8,110 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. Jobsite: On or about March 18, 2025, the employer did not ensure that a trained competent person was on site to conduct daily inspections for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions to include but not limited to overseeing the excavation operations such as soil testing and ladder selection and usage.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8109.5
- — Z (S) $11585
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $3,476 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface being accessed. Jobsite: On or about March 18, 2025, the employer did not ensure that a straight ladder used as a means of escape in an excavation had the rungs at least three feet past the surface level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3475.5
- — Z (S) $4965
1904.41 A01 I
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $1,655 · Current $1,159 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i): Failure to submit record electronically. If your establishment had 20-249 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form. Company: On or about March 18, 2025, the employer did not submit ITA data by March 2, 2025, for the 2024 calendar year.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1158.5
- — Z (O) $1655
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348120965.
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