ROTOROOTER drain cleaners
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 26, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Apr 26, 2011the latest report was made
- Apr 26, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- ROTOROOTER
- Maker
- ROTO-ROOTER GROUP INCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Drain cleanersCPSC’s product type: Drain Cleaners (code 929), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Apr 26, 2011, published by CPSC Jun 6, 2011
The product, in the report: ROTOROOTER DRAIN OPENER
58-YOM PATIENT C/O SOB, BURNING IN CHEST & COUGH, HAD WHEEZING IN LUNGS, FROM EXPOSURE TO STEAM EXPLOSION INTO FACE CAUSED BY DRAIN OPENER PRODUCT, DX: CHEMICAL INHALATION INJURY.
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 58, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand ROTOROOTER, made or sold by ROTO-ROOTER GROUP INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.