Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123171340 - H. Louis Bothwell, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bridgeport Area Office

Inspection Nr: 123171340

Report ID: 0111500

Date Opened: 09/22/1997

Site Address:
H. Louis Bothwell, Inc.
172 Dan'S Highway
New Canaan, CT 06840

Mailing Address:
544 Ridgebury Rd., Ridgefield, CT 06877

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/27/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Inspection	123294365

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	19260451 F03	10/09/1997	10/15/1997	$750	$750	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260452 C02	10/09/1997	10/15/1997	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201520178

Event: 08/25/1997

Two employees injured when struck by falling scaffold

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on August 25, 1997, Employees #1 and #2 were working for H. Louis Bothwell, Inc., a mason contractor, at a residential construction site in New Canaan, CT. They were removing a fieldstone veneer on a foundation adjacent to a tubular welded-frame scaffold, one section high, that was loaded with approximately 25 to 30 concrete blocks. When it started to rain, a coworker began to cover the blocks with a plastic tarp. He was stepping on one of the cross-braces when it disengaged. This removed any lateral support because the brace was not attached on the opposite side of the unit. The scaffold collapsed, striking the two employees dismantling the foundation veneer. Employee #1, the owner's son, fractured his 11th and 12th thoracic vertebrae, resulting in paralysis. Employee #2 suffered a head laceration and a bruised leg. The coworker indicated to the police officer that he had hooked the brace back on but did not remember if he again started climbing the scaffold before it collapsed. There was one broken plank among the debris.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PARALYSIS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123171340			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons
2	123171340			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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