(L.A.) Andrew Gomez, 26, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2024-05891

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 26-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Andrew Gomez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Sequelae of Blunt-Force Injuries

RIP ANDREW GOMEZ (April 16, 1997 – April 9, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 6:08 a.m.

This is a workplace fatality investigated by OSHA. The decedent was a non-union employee.

Incident Address:
Casco Equipment Corporation
11204 Norwalk Blvd.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Here are the notes of the investigator:

Employee is killed when pinned by machinery

At 11:00 a.m. on March 27, 2024, an employee was performing maintenance on a Power Ramp Centra Air Dock Leveler. The employee reached into and underneath the dock plate/ramp while it was in the upright position. There is a maintenance prop arm that should be placed in the upright position to sustain the weight of the dock plate/ramp. The dock plate/ramp collapsed. The employee was pinned and caught between the dock plate/ramp and the base. A passerby noticed something odd and went into the warehouse area where the controls are located to raise the dock plate/ramp. EMS was summoned immediately. The employee sustained a punctured lung, abdominal and back pain, swelling to the face, and possible internal bleeding. The employee died [about two weeks later].