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Trucks - Forklifts / Lifts Accidents
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4CA Consulting & Reconstruction LLC
Kevin Forcier
Crash Reconstruction Specialist
21632 South Street
P.O. Box 131
Venango PA 16440-0131
USA
phone: 814-398-4173
fax: 814-398-4173
4CA Consulting & Reconstruction is a General Accident Reconstruction Company, providing Expert Services in the field of Accident Reconstruction, including:
  • A complete an unbiased accident investigation, using the latest investigative means such as Crash Data Retrieval & Analysis.
  • Crash Scene Analysis and Documentation: Vehicles, light trucks, motorcycles.
  • Seat Belts and Child Safety-Seats usage analysis
  • Occupant injury kinematics, speed determination, time - distance, drag factor with use of Vericom Vehicle Computer System.
  • Traffic Studies.
  • Crash Animation / Simulation, Map scenes, Crash Zone, CAD.
About Kevin Forcier: ACTAR Certified Reconstructionist: #2054. Retired from the Pennsylvania State Police in April of 2010 after 25 years of service. Accident Reconstructionist since 1990, last four years as a full time Crash Analysis and Reconstruction Specialist responsible for the coverage of 3300 square miles of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Qualified Expert Witness in the field of Crash Reconstruction and related services.
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PhD, PSP, CECD
Accident Reconstruction, Safety Engineering
Injury Biomechanics, Industrial Mechanical Safety
Phil (PA) Wilm (DE ) NYC (NY) Cherry Hill (NJ) Balt (MD) Rich (VA) Wash (DC)
USA
phone: 856-596-6903
fax: 856-596-6905
Expertise: "Handling Difficult and Complicated Matters" $160 per hour Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Collisions, Biomechanics, Injuries, Safety Engineering, Seatbelts, Child Seats, Airbags, OSHA Compliance, Industrial Safety, ForkLift Truck, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs FMCSA, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Regs FMVSS, Material Handling, Cranes, Scaffolds, Ergonomics, Helmets, Products Safety, Motorcycle, Trucks, Bus, Vehicles, Pedestrians, Bicycles, Bikes, Rollovers, Slip Trip & Falls, Animations, Building Codes, Safety Regs, Construction Site Safety, Amusement Rides, Tools, Tires, Vehicle Fires, Construction Equipment, Transportation Regulations, Injuries, Low Speed Impacts, Work Zones, Machine & Equipment Guarding, Human Factors, Hazards, Premesis Liability, Building Codes, Handicap ADA Standards, Regulations, CDR Crash Data Recorder, Mechanical Parts, Brakes, Traffic Signs & Control Devices, Industrial Products, Warning Signs, Ergonomics. 30 years exp. experts, BSOSH, MSOSH, PhD Safety Engineering & Injury Biomechanics, PSP, CECD

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Experts in Mechanisms of Injury
Expert can be found in many scientific fields, and include many variations of disciplines. Some injuries may be sufficiently analyzed by an amateur even including trial testimony. But in complicated and detailed matters an expert with many years experience and specific education and training, on the subject matter may become crucial

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Robert F. Douglas, P.E.
Professional Engineer
340 Golden Shore
Suite 400
Long Beach CA 90802
USA
phone: 800-675-7667
fax: 877-494-7667
Offices in Long Beach, San Diego & Riverside, CA; Las Vegas, NV & El Paso, TX

Robert Douglas, Operations Manager,
former State Forensic Engineer, Registered in California and Arizona, over 35 years of experience in the Accident Reconstruction & Traffic / Transportation / Civil Engineering field. Has provided testimony in 300+ depositions and 30+ trials. Has qualified in Superior Court on Accident Reconstruction; Traffic Engineering; Roadway, Roadside, and Rail Crossing Design and Construction; Off Road Safety; Human Factors; Roadway/Roadside Design, Construction and Maintenance; Wet Weather Accidents, Low Light and Photo / Video / Computer Animations. A member of ASCE, TRB, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices , ASTM Committees on Vehicle Pavement Systems, 3D Imaging Systems & Pedestrian walkway Safety, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES), ATSSA, SAE, IEEE (& life member of ITE & Association for Psychological Science), certified: Federal Highway Administration-Work Zone Traffic Control. Providing accredited surveys in both high definition laser surveys & total station surveys, providing exact models constructed from laser "point clouds" (see www.FieldAndTestEngineering.com web site - & Robert Douglas' cv for complete resume & details).

Areas of Expertise
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Traffic & Road Design & Engineering
  • Human Factors

Accident Reconstruction Specialists - Field & Test Engineering, Inc. A Forensic Engineering firm specializing in Accidents on Freeways, Highways, Roads and Streets: Provides services in the following areas:
  • Accident Reconstruction, Investigation & Analysis
  • Road Design, Construction & Maintenance
  • Traffic Engineering, Traffic Control
  • Design Immunity
  • Human Factors
  • Highway Rail Crossings
  • Construction Defects
  • Surveys: Total Station & Laser Surveying - Site & Vehicle Surveys
  • Wet Pavement Accidents - Skid Resistance
  • Slips, Trips, Falls on Parking Lots, Sidewalks and Roadways
  • Asphalt
  • Animation
  • Civil Engineering
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Administrative Services, LLC
Herbert Sessner
President, WSO/CSI/ML
2941 Sun Meadow Court
Delavan WI
USA
phone: 262-740-1195
fax: 262-740-1195
Mr. Herbert Sessner has over 39 years experience in the Materials Handling Industry as a Powered Industrial Trucks Expert. Mr. Sessner has been involved in 23 lift truck related cases of which 20 have been settled prior to trial and 3 pending, has taken 4 depositions and provides his services to the Plaintiff and Defense. He is a Certified Safety Instructor at the Master Level granted by the World Safety Organization and has trained over 1,100 lift truck operators and over 110 trainers.

Areas of Expertise:
  • Lift Truck Accident Analysis and Investigation
  • Review of All Case Documents.
  • OSHA and ANSI Operator Training Requirements
  • Safe Lift Truck Operating Procedures
  • Authored various Lift Truck Operator Training Programs
  • Prepares Lift Truck Operator Safety Policies and Procedures
Professional Memberships Include:
  • American Society of Safety Engineers
  • World Safety Organization
  • Listed in AM Best
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Albert Ferrari, P.E., C.S.P.
Principal
1000 Elbert Street
Oakland CA 94602
USA
phone: 510-530-4777
fax: 510-531-3675
Albert
Albert Ferrari, P.E., C.S.P. is a Mechanical Engineer and Safety Professional experienced in both the micro and in the macro focus. Mr. Ferrari is particularly sensitive to reliability, safety, and function. His Forensic Engineering experience includes 25 years in Accident Reconstruction, Causal Analysis, Failure Analysis, Codes, Standards and Regulations, Consulting and Testimony.

Mr. Ferrari provides Expert Witness Consulting and Testimony services to Defense attorneys, Plaintiff attorneys, Claims adjusters and Insurance companies.

Engineering Work Includes:
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Pedestrian Facilities
  • Machine Design
  • Thermal and Mechanical Energy Analysis
  • Structural Load and Stress Analysis
  • Piping and Tanks
  • System Safety and Human Factors Analysis for Design of Hazardous Equipment
  • Evaluations Include
  • Cause of Injury, Loss and Damage
  • Adequacy of Products, System, Materials
  • Standard of Care of Design, Use, Repair
  • Cause and Origin of Fires; Arson
  • Services Include:
  • Investigation and Consultation
  • Diagnostics, Testing and Analysis
  • Technical Photography and Video
  • Literature and Standards Studies
  • Codes and Regulations Analysis
  • Reports and Testimony
  • Evaluations
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    Fred P. Smith
    President
    111 W. Canyon Crest Road
    Alpine UT 84004
    USA
    phone: 801-763-8484
    fax: 801-763-5755
    Fred P.
    Alpine Engineering & Design, Inc. is a company that specializes in Rapid Product Development. Their engineers have had over 20 years developing the skills of new product design. Their innovative approach to product design can be seen in over 100 patents held by their engineers. When we create a product, we must sell it to our customer. We use resources such as our model shop, computer graphics and animations, full size prototypes and written descriptions to communicate our ideas to our customers. We effectively teach them about the product and its merits.

    We apply the same skills we use in developing new products to our work as expert witnesses. We give honest, understandable opinions with the underpinning required to help attorneys, judges and jurors make good decisions.

    Alpine Engineering's Design Experience reaches a number of industries including Refuse Equipment, Hydraulically Operated Equipment, Trucks and Related Equipment, Aerial Lifts, Manlifts, Industrial Equipment, Mobile Equipment, Material Handling, Forklifts, Pallet Trucks, Boom Trucks, Suspension Systems, Garbage Trucks, Front Loaders, Side Loaders, Automated Loaders, Rear Loaders, Rolloffs, Liftgates, Exercise and Sports Equipment, Trucking Equipment, Turf Care Equipment, Farming Equipment.

    Alpine Engineering's Comprehensive Services include:

    Product Development
  • Innovative Concept
  • Multi-Industry Experience
  • Powerful Design Tools
  • Full Service Fabricating Materials

  • Expert Witness Services
  • Vast Technical Knowledge
  • Intellectual Property
  • Creative Display Presentations
  • Great Reputation
  • Patent & Patent Related Issues
  • Patent Searches
  • Provisional Patent Complete with Illustrations
  • Patent Infringement Review
  • Design Analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Electrical
  • Structural Integrity Tests
  • Value Analysis
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    Gustavo A. Nystrom
    Principal Engineer
    6670 Amador Plaza Road
    Suite 200
    Dublin CA 94568
    USA
    phone: 925-829-9554
    fax: Call for the fax number
    Gustavo A.
    Degrees: Stanford Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics (Mechanical Engineering).

    Specialties: Reconstruction of vehicular accidents; mechanical failure analysis; tire failure analysis; analysis of vehicle collisions and vehicle response to operator input; dynamics, impact and vibration; computer analyses of solids, fluids, and one-of-a-kind engineering mechanics problems; applied physics.

    Qualifications:
  • Fifteen years of litigation experience.
  • Registered professional mechanical engineer in California.
  • List of 23 technical publications available.
  • Fluent speaker of Spanish.
  • Have worked for Failure Analysis, Exxon Production Research, the Uniroyal Tire Research Center, and Lockhead Missiles and Space.
  • Have taught engineering at Santa Clara University.
  • Stiffness Parameters For Vehicle Collision Analysis
    Two widely used computer programs developed for the analyses of vehicle collisions are CRASH and SMAC. This paper reviews stiffness parameters which are used in the application of these programs, and methods to select these parameters

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    Burt Thorpe
    Training Manager
    cell: 714-917-9747
    2544 Stoneview Road
    Orlando FL 32806
    USA
    phone: 407-709-3268
    fax: 407-358-5462
    Burt
    Firm Profile: American Crane Training, Inspection & Certification, Inc. (AmCrane) is a multi-disciplinary professional firm that provides crane and heavy equipment training, inspections and certification across the US. AmCrane offers accident reconstruction and expert witness testimony NATIONALLY in Crane, Aerial Lift, Equipment Safety and Management Fields.

    Professional Experience: Mr. Burt Thorpe is a qualified Expert Witness in cranes, aerial lifts and heavy equipment with over 35 years experience in crane safety, equipment ownership and operation. His experience includes 4 1/2 years with the largest road and bridge contractor in the Southeast, with company wide responsibility in all cranes, rigging, critical lifts and operators. Mr. Thorpe spent 10 years as the Secretary/Treasurer, General Manager of a multi-office, multi-state equipment dealer and owner of cranes and aerial lifts. Duties included their purchase, new and used sale, rental, inspection, maintenance, repair, assembly, disassembly, transport and management.

    Direct Hands-On Experience In:
  • Mobile Cranes and Boom Trucks
  • Overhead Cranes and Hoists
  • Aerial Lifts (boom type lifts, scissor lifts & bucket trucks)
  • Tower Cranes
  • Rigging
  • OSHA compliance General Industry (1910)
  • OSHA compliance Construction (1926)
  • ANSI standards
  • Bridge Beam erection and Pile Driving
  • Multi-Crane and Critical Lift Engineering
  • Certifications:
  • CCO Certified Crane Operator (all mobile, tower crane & rigging)
  • CCO Authorized Practical Examiner (all above classifications)
  • Certified Equipment Manager-AEMP
  • Certified Safety Person
  • OSHA "Outreach" Instructor-Construction and General Industry 10 hr & 30 hr
  • Education:
  • Emory University-MBA
  • Hofstra University-BA
  • Memberships: ASSE, AGC, AEMP, NSC, CFSC

    Trades Worked: Millwright, Teamster, Ironworker, Crane Operator

    For more information, please contact us.
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    Steven R. Thomas, P.E.
    Multiple Addresses (See Below)
    NJ, NH, ME, MA, VT ,RI, CT, NY, PA ,DE, USA
    phone: 877-267-7855
    fax: 973-401-0056 or 603-293-4142
    Steven R.
    New Jersey Office:
    PMB 4066
    55 Madison Avenue - Ste 400
    Morristown, NJ 07960
    T: (973) 401-0010
    F: (973) 401-0056
    New Hampshire Office:
    Analytic Engineering
    105 Juniper Ridge Road
    Gilford, NH 03249
    T: (603) 293-4477
    F: (603) 293-4142


    Analytic Engineering combines Professional Engineering with Effective Communication. We offer Technical Analysis and Services in the Engineering field and provide experienced Expert Testimony to communicate the conclusions reached.

    Engineering Services:
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Safety Engineering
  • Vehicular Accident Reconstruction
  • Failure Analysis
  • Computer Animation
  • Premises Liability
  • Patent Claim Analysis
  • Product Design & Liabilty
  • Product & Equipment
  • Design Engineering Services

  • Steven R. Thomas, PE, the Principal Engineer at Analytic Engineering, earned his Bachelor of Science - Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical) at Widener University, Chester, PA in 1979 and a Master of Science in Engineering Science (Safety Engineering and Human Factors) at The New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1997.

    Professional Experience: Steven R. Thomas, P.E. has worked for such organizations as General Motors, Thomas & Betts, General Cable and Breed Automotive Corporation. He has worked in the engineering fields of Research and Development, Product Design, Machine Design, Manufacturing, Industrial, Tooling, Safety, Facility Design, Failure Analysis and Accident Reconstruction. Since 1991 Mr. Thomas has worked as an Engineering Consultant in the Forensic field and has testified in numerous jurisdictions.
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    Automotive Safety Research
    Murat Okcuoglu
    4175 LAGO DR.
    Santa Barbara CA 93110
    USA
    phone: 805-637-5482
    fax: 207-692-9385
    Murat Okcuoglu has over 30 years of active involvement in Vehicle Design Analysis, Testing and Evaluation of Drivetrains, Suspension Systems, Brake Systems, Chassis Control Systems including Electronic Stability Control Systems, Vehicle Handling and Vehicle Stability. He specializes in Automotive Accident Analysis and Reconstruction for Catastrophic Injury Crashes and Rollovers.

    Mr. Okcuoglu's automotive career includes engineering, designing and testing components for automotive manufacturers, OEMs, and Tier1 suppliers, integrating vehicles and vehicle systems, test track and road testing of dynamic vehicle behavior, validation of components and systems for OEMs and Tier1 suppliers, designing and preparing racecars, driving racecars. He has invented and developed advanced all-wheel drive systems. These systems are currently being used by leading SUV and car manufacturers.
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