Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1638873.015 - Rooter Solutions, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1638873.015

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 12/12/2022

Site Address:
Rooter Solutions, Inc.
1011 Aspen Drive
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Mailing Address:
16w368 Hillside Lane, Burr Ridge, IL 60527

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/12/2022

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 08/05/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1977016

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations	1	1				2
Initial Penalty	$4,688	$31,252	$0	$0	$0	$35,940
Current Penalty	$4,688	$31,252	$0	$0	$0	$35,940
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260100 A	06/02/2023	06/08/2023	$4,688	$4,688	$0		Z - Issued
2.	02001	Willful	19260652 A02	06/02/2023	06/08/2023	$31,252	$31,252	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 152081.015

Event: 12/12/2022

One employee is killed, another escapes unharmed in trench c

At 5:00 p.m. on December 12, 2022, two employees were working in a trench excavation during a sewer line construction project in the front yard of a single family residential structure. Employee #1 and Employee #2, a co-owner of the company, were in the trench at a depth of approximately 7 feet attempting to fix a water line damaged during excavating operations. The employees were working at the bottom of the trench without cave-in protection when the cave-in occurred. Employee #2 was crushed by the soil and killed. Employee #1 was able to escape physically unharmed from the trench cave-in.

Keywords: Cave-In, Crushed, Crushing, Engulfed, Excavation, Installing, Repair, Sewer, Trench, Trench Box, Water Pipe

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1638873.015	27	M	Fatality		Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

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