OSHA investigators arrived in Claremont, CA on Monday, June 12th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Bm Investment Company which had occured on Wednesday, June 7th 2017. A 32 year old Manager had been injured when the employee was pinned by falling worksite gate and suffered a ba
Accident Date2017-06-07
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 5:35 p.m. on June 7, 2017, an employee was leaving the company worksite and manually pulled the northern section of the metal gate, 14 feet long by 6 feet high, weighing approximately 380 lbs, to close it for the day. The employee was struck by and pinned by the gate when it came out of its rollers and fell. The employee suffered a fractured back and was transported to by Paramedics to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. Surgery was performed and the employee was hospitalized for one week.