I think you mean proximate, not extant. Be that as it may, it was only a matter of time because the business was being run so poorly. The OSC didn't cause the run, the company did that by making itself measurably unhealthy. The most that can be said is that the OSC's actions likely precipitated the specific timing of the run. The question is, was there a better way for them to handle what they discovered? That is a very complicated question that is beyond answering here.