10/15/2013· Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
Forensic Clues: All-Terrain Vehicles
Between 1982 and 1996, 2,795 people died riding all-terrain vehicles, ATV's. This was found in a study by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Over thirty percent of the riders killed were under the age of sixteen.
8/26/2013· Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
Forensic Clues: Tractor Accidents and Rollover Protective Structures
Farming is a dangerous occupation. Tractor rollover accidents have been killing people since the 1920's. In 1990, the National Safety Council estimated 460 people were killed while operating tractors. Tractor rollover caused 239 of these fatalities. Another estimate suggests a more conservative number of annual fatalities - 132, that are the result of tractor rollover accidents. In a four-year period in Pennsylvania alone, 72 people died as a result of tractor rollover accidents.
8/9/2013· Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
Crash Data Retrieval - Modern Methods of Determining Crash Severity
Automobile collisions result in damage to property and injuries to people. Compensation is sought through insurance claims, law suits, and product liability claims. Knowing when injuries are more or less severe than is warranted by the damage level involved in the collision is important information. This can help people involved on both sides of litigation or settlements.
6/14/2013· Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that approximately 95,000 injuries occur each year due to forklifts.
10/23/2012· Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
Low Speed Automobile Collisions
Low speed motor vehicle collisions are a common occurrence. The use of cellular phones, text messaging, and e-mailing while driving has only increased the frequency of low speed motor vehicle collisions. A motor vehicle collision where there is only minor damage to the vehicles may result in personal injury claims for substantial sums.
8/24/2012· Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
Security Camera Video Analysis and Animation
Animations are a powerful tool to illustrate how an accident occurred, and to make an engineer's accident reconstruction more accessible to individuals without engineering expertise.
11/20/2010· Slip, Trip & Fall
By: Nicholas Propes, PhD, Ash Thakker, PhD, Jyoti Ajit
A "slip and fall" or "trip and fall" is the generic term for an injury which occurs when someone slips, trips or falls as a result of a dangerous or hazardous condition on someone else's property. It includes falls as a result of water, ice or snow, as well as abrupt changes in flooring, poor lighting, or a hidden hazard, such as a gap or hard to see hole in the ground
7/31/2010· Fires & Explosions
Have We Sparked Our Last Home Fire?
By: Gene Haynes
Every year there are thousands of home fires all across the nation due to faulty household electrical wiring. There are an annual average of 110 electrical fires a day as a result of frayed wires, loose electrical connections, broken extension cords, faulty switches and outlets and other common sources.
8/7/2009· Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
Forensic Engineering Experts: Biomechanics
Biomechanics is the application of mechanics to the interaction of biological systems with their external environment. When investigating an accident, biomechanical analysis can be used to reconstruct a victim’s motion and relate it to his injuries.
8/7/2009· Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
Forensic Engineering Experts: Airbags
Airbags are credited with reducing numerous injuries and saving many lives during vehicle accidents. However, there have been incidents where they do not function as intended, and have even caused injuries such as explosive powder burns, detached eye retinas, child suffocation and impact deaths.
by Andre Watson, PsyD
by Michael J. Fagel, PhD
by Daniel Kennedy, Kevin Fox Gotham
