Feds Investigating Death Of Construction Worker In Redding

REDDING, CT — The accidental death of a construction worker on a job inside a Redding home is under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Redding police officers, firefighters and EMS workers were dispatched to the residence, off Putnam Park Road/Route 107, around 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

The injured worker, identified as 35-year-old Sourasinh Bouttavong, was found laying on the ground unresponsive and bleeding from the head, according to Redding Police Chief Mark O'Donnell. The injury was caused when the man was struck by a falling heavy steel pipe.

The injured worker was taken to Danbury Hospital by the Redding Ridge Ambulance and Bethel Paramedic, where he subsequently died from his injuries. He has not been identified.

The Redding Police Department contacted OSHA, who took over the case, O'Donnell said.

OSHA spokesperson Ted Fitzgerald told Patch that the agency has launched an investigation of the worker's employer, Dandelion Geothermal, based in Mount Kisco, NY. The company installs ground-based combination central cooling and heating systems, according to its website.

The inspection seeks to determine the workplace safety standards that would apply to this situation and whether the employer complied with those standards, according to Fitzgerald. OSHA has up to six months to complete an inspection.