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John L. Ryan, BSME, P.E. is a Mechanical Engineer who provides general Mechanical and Structural Engineering expertise. Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) provides full service analysis and accident reconstruction of products involved in accidents.

Mr. Ryan's services have been requested for attorneys and insurance companies needing forensic engineering expert witness testimony to determine whether machinery and products involved in injury cases were adequately designed or whether they have a Design, Manufacturing, or Material Defect. All products are lab-tested on site to determine adherence to industry standards and engineering design protocol. Alternate preventative designs are developed when none exist commercially.

Mr. Ryan is available for both Plaintiff and Defense, depending on the individual case. His services include producing high quality reports and visual aids in the courtroom such as scale models to help explain accident scenarios and alternate designs to judges and juries.

Areas of Expertise:

Accident Investigation and Reconstruction
Machine Guarding Accident Investigation
Climbing Gym Accidents
Belay Device Failure
Rock Climbing Accidents
Fall Protection Failures
Ladder Failure Investigation
Tree Stand Failures
Industrial Accidents
Power Press Accidents
Connection Failures
Bolt Failures
Weld Failures
Testing Products to Industry Standards to Determine Compliance
Design Defect Analysis
Structural Analysis of Buildings
Product Liability Investigations
General Engineering Injuries and Issues
Industrial safety
Engineering Continuing Education
Product Certification

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12/15/2015 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Tree Stand Accidents

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Tree stand accidents occur frequently during hunting season, causing a variety of injuries from broken bones to paralysis and death. Tree stand accidents involve a variety of causes, including falls from the tree stand, collapse of the tree stand, fires, self inflicted gunshot wounds, and asphyxiation. A study by the Center for Disease Control examined hunting accidents from 1979-1989. 214 of 594 deer hunting related accidents involved tree stands. 52% of these tree stand accidents were due to falls from the stand, 32% were due to collapse of the tree stands.

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11/9/2015 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Ladder Accidents Part 2 - Extension Ladders

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

This issue of Forensic Clues is the second installment of an examination of ladder accidents. Last month we explored stepladders, this month we will be discussing extension ladders. Ladder accidents are a very common occurrence. Over half a million people annually seek medical attention due to ladder accidents. Over three hundred people are killed yearly in these often preventable accidents. This is a serious problem.

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10/27/2015 · Accident Prevention & Safety

Forensic Clues: Ladder Accidents Part 1 - Stepladders

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Ladder accidents occur frequently, often with very serious consequences. Ladders are tools that people use repeatedly, at home and on the job. The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) states that there are more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries annually due to ladders in the United States.

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9/15/2015 · Fires & Explosions

Dust Explosions and Prevention

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

A study by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) of important dust explosions in the U.S. from 1900 to 1956 found 1123 explosions. The type of material involved in the explosions ranged from wood, food and feed, plastics, coal, metals, paper, and chemicals. These explosions resulted in a total of 676 fatalities. The most frequent explosions consisted of food particle explosions. These accounted for over 50% of the total explosions. Wood dust explosions were also frequent, accounting for 14.5% of the total explosions.

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7/27/2015 · Engineering

Forensic Clues: Principles of Engineering Design

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

The nursery rhyme involving Humpty Dumpty is a child's first lesson in safety. What would keep Humpty Dumpty safe as he is sitting on the wall? A warning or a railing?

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6/29/2015 · OSHA

Forensic Clues: Power Press Safeguarding

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that between 1,600 and 2,000 amputations occur annually due to power press operation. Another 18,000 people receive less serious injuries annually. Injury statistics compiled by OSHA for the years 1975 through 1983 confirm these figures. These numbers are alarming and unnecessarily high. Power presses can be used safely when the presses are properly designed to minimize the hazard that the operator is exposed to.

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5/26/2015 · Machinery

Forensic Clues: Agricultural Machinery - PTO Hazards

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Every year there are thousands of debilitating injuries and deaths on farms. Many of these are related to power take-off's (PTO's). PTO shafts are used to power various farming implements, from mowers, hay balers, augers, and many other types of farming machinery. The PTO shaft was invented in the 1930's. The PTO shaft is essentially a shaft powered by the tractor engine that rotates at high speeds, providing power for a wide array of implements. While this provides a convenient source of power to drive farm implements, serious accidents can occur due to entanglement in PTO's. PTO's must be properly equipped with guards including master shields which covers the stub shaft and universal joint. These shields prevent inadvertent contact with the rotating machinery. Contact with unshielded rotating PTO parts can instantly pull a person into the PTO, causing catastrophic damage.

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5/7/2015 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Climbing Accidents

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Rock and ice climbing have become increasingly popular in recent years. Climbing is now a popular form of exercise and adventure, and a great way to enjoy the outdoors. Unfortunately the greater numbers involved in the sport has led to greater number of accidents. Climbing gyms have brought climbing to areas without outdoor rock resources. These indoor gyms use artificial holds to simulate rock walls. Indoor climbing gyms typically have climbs ranging from twenty feet to fifty feet, or more. Bouldering areas are shorter in height, with adequate padding to protect climbers from falls without the need for ropes.

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4/7/2015 · Product Liability

Forensic Clues: Failure to Maintain

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

While many accidents involving products are the result of a product defect that leads to injury of the product user, accidents can also be the result of a failure caused by lack of maintenance or inspection. This issue of Clues will examine the theory behind failure to maintain accidents, as well as provide examples of common accidents that are due to a lack of maintenance.

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3/3/2015 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Material Science and Accident Reconstruction

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Material science is a broad field that has applications in numerous fields. In product injury cases, material science can help identify defects, determine causes of accidents, determine failure modes, and identify inconsistent manufacturing processes.

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1/21/2015 · Product Liability

Forensic Clues: Products and Child Safety

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

No one likes to see children get hurt, especially when it could be prevented. Poor design, manufacturing defects, material defects, assembly errors, and the lack of a hazard analysis can result in hazardous products that injure people. Many products are put in stores that may have never been looked at by a design engineer and/or a safety specialist.

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12/10/2014 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Fishing and Boating Accidents

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Fishing and boating accidents result in thousands of injuries each year. The U.S. Coast Guard reported 3331 injuries and 709 fatalities due to boating accidents on both recreational and commercial vessels. There are many causes for these accidents, including collisions with objects or other vessels, drowning, electrical and mechanical failures, interaction with unguarded machinery, and others. There are various acts and laws that govern accidents at sea. This issue of Forensic Clues will examine some of the preventable accidents caused by defective machinery and equipment that occur at sea, and a brief overview of the laws and regulations affecting product liability litigation related to maritime accidents.

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11/4/2014 · Accident Prevention & Safety

Forensic Clues: Paintball Accidents

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Paintball is a fun activity for all ages, and can be a safe sport if proper precautions are made. Serious eye injury can occur if a paintball impacts the eyeball, making goggles and facemask a requisite part of paintball. Accidents happen in backyard paintball games most frequently, but also at commercial paintball operations. This Clues will examine the typical preventable paintball accidents, as well as examine product failures that can lead to accidents while playing paintball.

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9/24/2014 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Accident Reconstruction

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Accident reconstruction involves attempting to determine the sequence of events of an accident and is a crucial part of product liability cases. Understanding exactly what occurred in an accident gives an engineer the best chance of preventing the accident from occurring again. Often there is limited information to base conclusions on what really happened in an accident. Understanding what goes into accident reconstruction will help attorneys understand what information is crucial to this process. Witness testimony is unreliable at best but must be analyzed and cross referenced with the other available information.

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8/21/2014 · Accident Prevention & Safety

Forensic Clues: Lawnmower Accidents

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Lawnmowers cause over 50,000 emergency-room visits every year, based on NEISS data on consumer product injuries. These injuries are distributed evenly between ride-on and walk-behind style mowers. The necessary cutting action of a mower results in an inherent hazard, until technology is developed that can cut grass but not living tissue. While various safety advances over the years have reduced the amount of injuries, the extremely high number of accidents related to mowers that continue to occur show the need for further enhancement of product safety.

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7/17/2014 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Machine Guarding Accidents - Who is Responsible?

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Machine guarding accidents cause many accidents and fatalities every year, despite the availability of modern safety technology. In the years from 1992-1996, one study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported annual injuries due to workers being caught in machinery of 34,350. In 2012 contact with an object or equipment had the second highest workplace fatality rate at 712 deaths.

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6/10/2014 · OSHA

Machine Guarding-Employer or Manufacturer Responsibility?

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

OSHA was created through the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. OSHA's mission is to ensure worker safety by creating and enforcing safety and health standards. OSHA does many good things to help maintain a safe workplace, but manufacturers often try to hide behind the shield of OSHA, putting blame on an employer for unsafe machinery or working conditions, when often the machinery was never safe to begin with. Some standards promote safety and some standards protect the manufacturer from product liability law suits. Most industrial standards are voluntary, unless they are specifically referenced in a Code of Federal Regulations / OSHA standard. OSHA standards are Federally mandated and are enforced by the Federal government.

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5/7/2014 · Hazardous Materials

Stored Energy Hazards and Accidents

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Stored energy is accumulated energy, which can release suddenly, potentially causing serious injury or death. Stored energy has many forms, including pressurized gases and liquids, stored mechanical energy, stored electrical energy, and gravitational potential energy. Stored energy is particularly dangerous because the hazard still exists when the original source of energy is removed. This issue of Clues will explain the various forms of hazardous stored energy, how these energies can cause damage or injuries, and how to prevent stored energy accidents.

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4/7/2014 · Product Liability

Advances in Table Saw Safeguarding-Saw Stop

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Table saw accidents occur frequently, often resulting in serious accidents when the operator comes in contact with the saw blade. The difficulties in guarding table saw blades with conventional guarding techniques often leads to ineffective guards that are removed by saw operators due to their lack of function and flexibility.

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2/26/2014 · Failure Analysis

Forensic Clues: Elderly Mobility Aids

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

A significant number of elderly persons experience falls every year. In 2010, 2.3 million nonfatal fall injuries involving elderly people were treated in emergency rooms around the country. In the same year, 21,700 elderly people died as the result of unintentional falls. Falls for elderly people are extremely hazardous as they may not recover from fractures and other injuries.

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1/22/2014 · Product Liability

Forensic Clues: How to Survive in a Hostile Tort Reform Market

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Product Liability Reform has affected many attorneys, consumers, and experts negatively while failing in its goal of greater American competitiveness. This issue of Forensic Clues is dedicated to addressing the problems of tort reform, how this affects you, and what you as an attorney can do to reduce your costs and increase your chances of a successful product liability case, assuming that the case involves a legitimate product defect.

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12/13/2013 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Skiing and Snowboarding Accidents

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

A recent failure of a ski lift in Wisconsin has received much media attention. While accidents such as these are rare, they do occur. Much more frequent are accidents involving collisions with other people or objects. This issue of Forensic Clues will examine the types of accidents that occur on the mountains.

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11/11/2013 · Failure Analysis

Forensic Clues: Powered Winch Accidents

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Powered winches are in use in a variety of applications, some of the most common include vehicle-mounted electric winches, marine vessel winches, marine recovery winches, industrial winches and chain hoists. Accidents occur in all types of winch uses.

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10/15/2013 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: All-Terrain Vehicles

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

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.

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9/26/2013 · Failure Analysis

Forensic Clues: Seat Belt Failure

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

In 2007, an estimated 15,147 lives were saved from seat belt use. Seat belts save five times more lives than airbags, according to statistics released by NHTSA. Seat belt use has increased over the years, due to cultural trends, and possibly due to the enactment of seat belt use laws. Seat belt systems do not always function as predicted. Seat belt systems can fail during a collision, often resulting in serious injury or death to the vehicle occupant.

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8/26/2013 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Tractor Accidents and Rollover Protective Structures

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

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.

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8/9/2013 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Crash Data Retrieval - Modern Methods of Determining Crash Severity

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

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.

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7/23/2013 · Warnings & Labels

Forensic Clues: Product Hazard Warnings

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Warning labels are an indelible part of our society. Warning labels are everywhere - on our food, on our drinks, on our sweeteners, on our cars, on our tools, on our cigarettes. As consumers we are constantly barraged with multitudes of warnings, cautions, don't do this's, don't do that's.

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7/3/2013 · Failure Analysis

Forensic Clues: Fiberglass Failure

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Safety Engineering Resources has had the opportunity to learn a great deal about using fiberglass in structural applications, which are simply applications that must support some sort of load. Using fiberglass as a structural material was brought about by the advances made by organic chemists in recent decades in the field of plastics.

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6/14/2013 · Accident Investigation & Reconstruction

Forensic Clues: Forklifts

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that approximately 95,000 injuries occur each year due to forklifts.

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5/14/2013 · Failure Analysis

Forensic Clues: Rear-End Collisions and Automobile Seat Failure

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Two and a half million rear-end collisions occur every year. Rear-end collisions are usually caused by driver inattentiveness.

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4/2/2013 · Failure Analysis

Forensic Clues: Structural Failures

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Structural failures of buildings range from catastrophic building failures involving mass loss of life and/or property to structural problems such as sagging floors or ceilings, leaning walls, cracking or sinking foundations.

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2/28/2013 · Accident Prevention & Safety

Forensic Clues: Golf Carts

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Golf cart accident frequency has increased dramatically over the last 20 years. A study by Watson, Mehan, Smith, and McKenzie (Golf Cart-Related Injuries in the U.S., American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2008) of NEISS data found 147,696 people were treated in emergency rooms for golf cart accidents between 1990 and 2006.

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12/27/2012 · Engineering

Forensic Clues: Is This a Valid Defective Product Case?

By: John Ryan, BSME, PE

Knowing when a personal injury case is due to the action or inaction of another party, or when responsibility falls fully on the injured party, can be a difficult distinction to make. At Mechanical and Safety Engineering, we have been investigating personal injury cases for decades.

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Michael C. Buck, President of MCB Consulting, is a Transportation Expert with over 30 years of experience. He has provided world class Fleet Maintenance Management by developing methodical policies and procedures monitored by performance metrics ensuring regulatory compliance while simultaneously providing leadership with the tools and authority to effectively assist their customers.

Subject Matter Expert / Litigation Support - MCB Consulting consistently decreases deposition and trial preparation time and increases the probability of successful judgments. He has assisted attorneys for both plaintiffs and defendants in gaining a greater settlement or mitigating a client’s losses.

Litigation Procedure – Once we have exchanged a signed NDA (Non-Disclosure) Agreement, I will make an initial review case and determine if and how the case can be supported. An initial report will be tendered defining these key points. An interrogatory (report) will be developed outlining in explicit detail how the case will be supported for the client (Plaintiff or Defendant).

Billing Rate and Expenses –

Initial review of the case is considered the retainer.
Billing rate for consulting, trial, and depositions is $350.00 per hour.
Travel time is billed at $350.00 per hour for only the initial leg of the trip, not for the return.
Travel and hotel expenses are billed at cost.
Meals are not charged to the client.
Mileage will be billed at the current IRS rate per mile.
Invoices are due upon receipt and will be subjected to a late fee after 15 days.

To assist in litigation, MCB Consulting is prepared to accomplish the following:

Evaluate processes in respect to DOT, EPA, OSHA, State, and local regulations including proper documentation
Analyze maintenance processes and pertinent subsequent records for adherence to generally accepted industry practices.
Evaluate and respond to validity of given depositions, trial testimony and exhibits.
Appear in court as a subject matter expert to support your trial proceedings or be deposed on your behalf.
Determine if the incident/accident was caused by improper maintenance practices, part failure, operator error, or failure to adhere to regulatory compliance. Evaluate the competence of the Fleet maintenance and Fleet Safety programs.
Evaluate maintenance processes in respect to manufacturer recommendations.

MCB Consulting would like to assist you in your Commercial Transportation Litigation.

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2/10/2022 · Transportation

Transportation Industry: Hiring For The New Norm

By: Michael C. Buck

In transportation, increased volume due to supply and demand have come at unprecedented proportions. The industry has met these demands head-on, overcoming a multitude of obstacles all while implementing contactless pick-up and delivery methods, enhanced asset & shipment tracking, and GPS guidance.

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Tim A. Martin has more than 48 years of industry experience and is the leading Mine Safety Expert in the US. He provides litigation support as an expert witness and mine safety consultant, assisting the legal community in navigating through complicated mine safety cases.

Mr. Martin’s vast experience in investigating mining accidents, as well as major mining disasters, has placed his experience in high demand to provide mine safety consulting and expert witness services to numerous law firms across the US.

Litigation Support - Mr. Martin serves as an Expert Witness and Litigation Consultant for numerous pivotal Civil and Criminal Cases throughout the United States. He also provides expert safety consulting services to the Metal Non-Metal mining industry, the Coal Mining Industry and the Aggregate and Stone Mining Industry including Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Bituminous Coal, Anthracite Coal, Lignite Coal, Stone, Sand and Cement operations throughout the United States and South America.

Areas of Expertise:

Mining Injury / Mining Death
Underground Mining
Surface Mining
Advanced Longwall Systems
Continuous Miner Sections
Highwall Miner Operations
Dragline and Shovel Operation
Stone Quarries Processing

Preparation Plant Facilities
River Loading Facilities
River Transportation
Respirable Dust Exposure
Hazardous Materials
MSHA Safety / OSHA Safety
Mine Rescue
Mine Disaster Recovery

Background Experience - Tim Martin has been navigating complex MSHA and OSHA regulations in mining cases for decades. His expertise spans various mining types across the US and South America, including coal, gold, silver, and ore operations, among others.

Mr. Martin's involvement in the mine rescue community and direct participation in notable disaster recoveries, such as the Sago and UBB Mine Disasters, highlight his hands-on experience. He played a pivotal role as the lead mine safety expert in high-profile criminal cases and civil litigations, covering issues like respirable dust exposure and hazardous materials. With numerous safety certifications and recognition for his contributions, Mr. Martin has designed top-tier health and safety educational programs acknowledged by the US Department of Labor.

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The four PhD and registered PEs at Miller Engineering are celebrating 40 years of Professorships at three universities along with providing services to Government, Insurance, and Industry—through research, publications, presentations, and expert testimony. We have a dedicated office with a full time staff of engineers, researchers, and technical writers. The span of our collective academic and experiential expertise covers well the Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Agricultural, Industrial, Human Factors, Ergonomic and Safety fields of engineering. The areas listed below are from actual projects completed in our 40 years of history.

Vehicles

Car/Truck Accident Reconstruction
Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)
Visibility & Reaction Time Analysis
Tires, Trailers, Brakes & Accelerators
Truck/Off Road Vehicle Egress/Ingress
Traffic Signing and Construction Zones
Electronic Vehicles

Mechanical & Electrical Safety

Product Safety & Analysis
Machinery - Metal, Wood, Plastic Molding
Machine Guarding & Safety, Robots, Automation
Hazard and Risk Analysis
Employee Safety Procedures – OSHA
Electrical Distribution & Transmission Hazards

Warnings & Instructions

Warning Labels & User Manual Design
Hazard Analysis & Product Label Designs
Medical Device & Drug Warnings & Instructions
Inadequate Warnings Analysis
Standard Compliance (ANSI Z535)
Product Recall Information & Strategies

Consumers/Household Safety

Appliances & Tools
Child Furniture, Choking, Playgrounds
Swimming Pools & Exercise Equipment
Recreation - ATV, Boats, Bicycles, Boards
Ladder, Stair, Step and Railing Accidents
Slip, Trip, & Fall Accidents
CPSC Recall Information & Strategies

Chemicals Safety & Labeling

NEW OSHA HAZCOM (2012) & GHS Review
MSDS, SDS and Product Label Compliance
Toxic Torts - Diacetyl, Asbestos, Benzene, Lead, Carbon Monoxide
Vaping & E-Cigarette Health Effects

Chemical Exposures & Workplace Safety

Chemical Inhalation, Ingestion, Dermal Contact
Contamination - Water & Environmental
Manufacturing & Process Line Accidents
Slips, Trips, Falls, & Entanglements

Fires & Explosions

Cause & Origin Investigations
Gas, Vapor, & Electrical
Spontaneous Combustion
Vaping & E-cigarette Battery Failures
Fire Control & Explosion Issues

Agriculture

Tractor & Equipment Accidents
Chemical Applications & Exposures
Crop Storage & Harvesting Accidents
Pesticides

Construction

Vehicle Visibility Accidents
Slip, Trip, & Fall Accidents
Power Tool Repetitive & Immediate Injuries
Scaffolding - Cranes - Hoisting - Fork Lifts

Insurance Subrogation & Forensics

Accident Investigations
Electrical & Fire Causation
Chemical Leakage Damage
Defective Equipment Injuries
Premise and Process Damages

James M. Miller, PE, PhD – Founder Dr. Miller is an Emeritus Engineering Professor at the University of Michigan. He has directly served in Washington originating several Federal OSHA safety regulations, and interacts regularly with CPSC regarding safety and product recalls. Dr. Miller often works on projects relating to compliance with occupational safety standards, provides upper management guidance on product design, recall and liability issues, and serves as an expert witness.

Mark R. Lehto, PhD – Co-Founder Dr. Lehto is a Professor of Engineering at Purdue University. He completed his Ph.D. in engineering at the University of Michigan, where he specialized in Human Factors Engineering, in particular Warnings and Labeling. Dr. Lehto specializes in knowledge engineering, warnings and instructions, structuring expert systems, accident modeling, accident statistical analysis, consumer product safety, boating safety, in-field national surveys of product usage, and product information effectiveness.

Adam M. Olshove, PE, MSE – Engineering Manager Mr. Olshove has over 10 years of experience providing consulting services to industry and the legal profession. He holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on control systems and battery modeling (2019), and a BS in Mechanical Engineering (2012), both from the University of Michigan. He has performed dozens of on-site investigations nationwide in relation to consumer product design and industrial accidents, including failure analysis and testing.

James M.L. Miller, MS, PhD, EIT – Engineering Associate Dr. Miller is an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at Trine University in Angola, Indiana. Dr. Miller graduated with a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering from Stanford University in 2021, advised by Dr. Thomas W. Kenny. At JMME he has applied his expertise to biomedical heat transfer problems and energy management in hydroelectric systems, solar arrays and portable battery usage.

Jeffrey D. Rupp, MSE – Engineering Associate Mr. Rupp has a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and a MS in systems engineering and engineering management from Wayne State University. Among his company affiliates is 26 years with Ford Motor Company and Volvo Car Corporation, where he was involved in crash development and crash sensing calibrations.

Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, Second Edition

Mark R. Lehto & Steven J. Landry

Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, Second Edition presents and integrates important methods and tools used in the fields of Industrial Engineering, Human Factors and Ergonomics to design and improve jobs, tasks and products. It presents these topics with a practical, applied orientation suitable for engineering undergraduate students.

Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers

Mark R. Lehto, Steven J. Landry & Jim Buck

Emphasizing customer oriented design and operation, Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers explores the behavioral, physical, and mathematical foundations of the discipline and how to apply them to improve the human, societal, and economic well being of systems and organizations.

Warnings: Fundamentals, Design and Evaluation Methodologies, Vol. 1

Mark R. Lehto & James M. Miller

Instructions and Warnings: The Annotated Bibliography

James M. Miller, Mark R. Lehto & J. Paul Frantz

Warnings & Safety Instructions: Annotated and Indexed

James M. Miller, Mark R. Lehto

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Areas of Expertise:

Accident Reconstruction
Biomechanics
Human Factors
Safety
Accident Prevention
Adequacy of Warnings
Building Codes
Coefficient of Friction
Construction Defect
3D Scans
Failure Analysis

Industrial / Recreational / Structural

OSHA Compliance

Premises Liability

Product Integrity / Testing

Computer Animation and stimulations

Defense and Plaintiff Cases

Civil & Criminal

Educational Seminars

Litigation and Non-litigation

Mediation / Arbitration Services

Court Testimony over 2000 x's

Auto • Airbag • Bicycle • Boating • Bus • Chair Design / Safety / Failure • Diving and Drowning • Electrocution and Shock • Elevator • Escalator • Fires and Explosions • Forklift • Gate • Golf Cart • Highway Design and Safety • Ladder • Law Enforcement • Lighting & Illumination • Loading Dock • Metallurgy • Motorcycle • Paintgun • Playground Safety • Press • Ramps • Rollercoaster • Safety Guards • Scaffolding • Seatbelts • Slip / Trip and Fall • Spas • Stairs • Swimming Pool Design and Safety • Tractors • Trailers • Trucks • 3D Scans

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3/26/2014 · Warnings & Labels

Warnings: When Do They Help, When Do They Hurt?

By: Dr. Kenneth Solomon

In essence, to warn is to place someone on advance notice of a danger or a potential danger. To warn requires that the person or people giving the warning have a superior knowledge of the harm or potential harm compared to the person or people exposed. Further, the person or the people who are warning must also have a superior knowledge of the means of reducing either the likelihood and/or the magnitude of the harm or potential harm as compared with the person or people exposed.

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2/13/2014 · Accident Prevention & Safety

Air Bag Deployment Criteria

By: Dr. Kenneth Solomon

Air bag control modules utilize complex algorithms to make air bag deployment decisions based on crash severity related to the change in vehicle speed or deceleration over time. Due to the proprietary nature of air bag deployment algorithms, the velocity, acceleration, or displacement thresholds for air bag deployment during a collision are not easily obtained; however, a range of frontal barrier impact speeds and corresponding deceleration and displacement threshold values for air bag deployment can be approximated using known vehicle stiffness-to-weight ratios.

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6/28/2013 · Medical - Medicine

Ankle Injury Mechanisms and Integrative Medicine Therapies

By: Dr. Kenneth Solomon

The purpose of this article is to show the relationship between the mechanism of an ankle injury (inversion, eversion, etc.) and the most likely result of the injury (sprain, fracture, etc.).

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5/22/2006 · Injury

Types of Knee Injuries & How They Occur

By: Kenneth Solomon, PhD, PE, et al

The purpose of this article is to distinguish the mechanism of knee injury (e.g., forward fall while foot is trapped, impact of knee on dashboard, chronic injury due to repetitive twisting, etc.) from the type of injury (e.g., torn meniscus, ruptured ACL, bursitis, etc

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Dr. Eric N. Brown, CIH, CSP, is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), with both certifications in good standing with the issuing boards. Dr. Brown holds a Doctorate in Public Health with an Industrial Hygiene specialization from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a Master’s degree in Public Health with an Occupational Health specialization from the Medical College of Ohio. He has over 20 years of experience in:

Mold
Health and Safety
Industrial Hygiene
Indoor Air Quality Exposure Assessments

Litigation Support - Dr. Brown has been a designated expert in hundreds of cases, been and has testified in both trials and arbitrations. His expertise has never been successfully challenged. His services are available to attorneys representing both plaintiff and defendant.

Areas of Expertise:

Asbestos
Bad Faith
Construction Safety
Environmental
Ergonomics
Hazardous Materials
Human Factors Engineering

Industrial Hygiene & Mold
Landlord / Tenant
Lead Poisoning
Occupational / Environmental Health
OSHA
Safety
Wrongful Death

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Dr. Fari Barzegar is a Licensed Engineer with 37 years of experience in Civil and Structural Engineering & Construction Forensics, Construction Project Management, university teaching/research. He has been an Expert Consultant / Witness in over 100-cases.

Litigation-Support Consulting Expert Witness with testimony and trial experience. Has been retained by insurance companies, law firms, construction, energy, mining, technology & manufacturing industries, governmental & educational institutions, engineering and architectural firms, property owners and individuals. Consultant in both plaintiff and defendant cases.

Insurance & Surety Claims, Peer Reviews
Buildings, Structures & Materials: Residential, Commercial, Institutional, Historic Structures; Bridges, Towers, Stacks/Chimneys, Containment Vessels, Tanks, Grain Silos, Conduits & Pipelines, Retaining Walls, Foundations, Slabs & Pavements; Concrete, Steel, FRP Composites, Wood, CMU, Brick Masonry & Adobe
Design / Construction / Integrity issues, Seismic Resistant Design; Errors & Omissions;Standards of Care; Repair & Retrofit Design Documents
Construction Defects & Accidents; Defective Concrete; OSHA Standards, Excavations / Trenching / Scaffolds
Slip/Trip/Fall, Code Compliance
Damage & Failure Investigation; Due Diligence; Non-Destructive Testing
Explosion, Impact, Earthquake, Wind, Fire, Hurricane & Flood Damage Inspections / Analysis/Report
Pile Driving & Demolition Damage to Adjacent Facilities: Vibrations, Cracking / Settlement
Dynamic, Fracture, Thermal & Finite Element Stress Analysis; Product Design; Failure Simulation / Reconstruction
Intellectual Property & Patent Infringement

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• Fari Barzegar, PhD, PE, CPEng

• Expert Consultant & Witness- Civil/Structural Engineering & Construction Forensics

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Dr. Kevin A. Rider, PhD, PE, CPE of Forensic Human Factors, LLC., providing forensic engineering and specializing in catastrophic motor vehicle collisions, illumination and conspicuity, driver behavior/attention/distraction, workplace safety, machine guarding, slips, trips and falls, and the adequacy of product warnings and instructions. His work focuses on identifying the Human Factors that lead to unfortunate incidents, and what should have been done to prevent them.

Dr. Rider is a Licensed Professional Engineer and Certified Professional Ergonomist, and has studied human movements and behavior, and served as a human factors consultant since 1999, including five years teaching industrial engineering and occupational safety courses at West Virginia University. He has presented at professional conferences, both nationally and abroad, and his research is published and cited in a number of peer-reviewed journals. He continues to serve as a reviewer for conference and journal manuscripts.

Dr. Rider has testified over 250 times, and excels at educating attorneys and jurors. His services are available to attorneys for both Plaintiff and Defense.

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Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C. specializes in many fields of Civil, Structural, Site, Coastal, Safety & Environmental Engineering, including the Design & Analysis of:

Structures, Buildings, Houses, Dwellings
Foundations, Footings, Elevators, Retaining Walls, Dams
Development Plan & Plats for Sites, Properties, and Residences
Underground & Subsurface Chamber / Chambers
Scaffold, Scaffolds, Scaffolding
Site Plans & Subdivisions: Industrial, Commercial, Residential
Roads, Roadways, Ramps, Walks, & Man Hole Cover / Covers
Sidewalks, Walkways, Paths & Pathways
Lighting: Lamps, Lights, Lamp Poles, Light Levels
Luminaries & Illumination (Specifications)
Rock Cuts & Blasting (Topography, Specification)
Soil Slopes / Samples / Mechanics / Geotechnical Engineers
Sanitary Facilities, Septic Systems (Board of Health Septics Approval)
BOHA / DEP Approvals
Water, Drains, Drainage, Sewer & Sewage Lines & Mains
Culvert / Culverts, Manholes (Man Holes) & Catchbasins / Catch Basins
Inspection, Supervision, and Certification of Construction
House Inspector & Inspections
Road, Roadway, Walk & Sidewalk Premises Liability (e.g., Steep Slope)
Walkway, Path, Ramp & Pathway Premise Liability (e.g., Steep Grade)
Coefficient of Friction / Slip & Fall (Snowy & Icy Conditions)
Vertical Discontinuity / Discontinuities / Trip & Falls
Small Ports / Port, Marinas / Marina, Marine Dredging
Levees, Jetties, Dolphins, Piers, Sea & Flood Walls
Wharves, Breakwaters, Bulkheads, Weirs, & Revetments
Groins, Dikes and Waterfront Structures
Drainage Basin Analysis, Rainfall, Floods & Flood Plain / Plains
Flooding Controls & Control Devices
Storm Water Runoff (10, 25, 50 & 100 Year Storms)
Pressure & Pressures: Wind, Wave / Waves, Ice, Snow
Rain Fall Run Off & Storm Water Pollution Treatment
Excavation, Grading, Fills & Filling Operations (Swales, Berms, Silt Fence)
Erosion Control, Sediment Barriers, Sedimentation / Catch Basins (Hay Bales)
Pumps and Pump System Line & Main
Slope, Dam, Levee, Jetty, Dolphin, Pier, Wharf & Breakwater Collapse
Bulkhead, Weir, Revetment, Groin, Dike, Footing & Foundation Failures
Failure of Fire Containment Wall, Elevator or Water Front Structure
Tenement House Façade Collapses
Code History of Existing Multiple / Multi-Family Dwelling / Building
Application of Municipal Building, Fire & Property Maintenance Codes
City, Town & Village Zoning, Planning, Steep Slopes & Grades, Wetland & Wetlands Ordinances
Testimony at Board Meetings as a Design Forensics Engineer

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Stairway Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Steps Slip & Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Staircase Trip & Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Building Stairway Slip & Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Bronx County Summary Judgment - Fall Down Flight of Stairs

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Nassau County Summary Judgment - Manhole Cover Trip & Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Nassau County Summary Judgement - Drainage System Flood

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Nassau County: Flooding Caused by Rainfall Equivalent to 100-Year Storm

• Vincent Ettari Cited: New York County Summary Judgement - Medicine Cabinet Injury

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Orange County Summary Judgement - Handicap Access Ramp Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Orange County: Flooding Caused by Rainfall Equivalent to 100-Year Storm

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Suffolk County Summary Judgement - Road Work Negligence

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Suffolk County Summary Judgement - Design and Construction Defects

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Queens County Summary Judgment - Garage Stairway Fall

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Westchester County Summary Judgment - Slip on Stone Exterior Steps

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Westchester County Summary Judgement - Defective Swinging Gate

• Vincent Ettari Cited: Preliminary Injunction - Cause & Nature of Water Run Off

• Vincent Ettari Cited: First Department Appellate Decision - Head Injury from Door

3/23/2009 · Engineering

Are you contemplating subdividing a land parcel? What you should know about the design and installation of water mains.

By: Vincent A. Ettari, PE

In many places of NYS, public water supply systems are available. If your site is situated in such a location, then the lots which will result from your contemplated subdivision will be required to draw their water supply from the municipal water system

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3/5/2009 · Construction

Obtain The Necessary Permits And Do Your Homework Before Closing On A Property You Hope To Develop

By: Vincent A. Ettari, PE

As you enter into a contract to buy a piece of commercial or industrial property, you should always keep in mind that your new town and county have rules which you must abide by. With regard to the exterior areas of your premises, there are rules concerning your septic system, the maintenance of your building, the addition onto your structure, etc

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12/28/2006 · Construction

Does Your Site Have Excessive Slopes? What to Consider When Developing Land With Steep Slopes

By: Vincent A. Ettari, PE

In developing a vacant piece of land, steep slopes are often an issue. And, the more prevalent the steep slopes are on a site, the greater the likelihood that retaining walls will be part of the Approved Site Plan. Let us consider three municipalities which regulate the final allowable slopes for land which is filled, cut, or graded

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H. Landis “Lanny” Floyd II, PE, CSP, CMRP, CRL, CESCP, Life Fellow IEEE, has over 45 years of experience in Electrical Safety in the Workplace. His work has advanced the application of Human Factors Engineering, Electrical Technology, and Safety Management Systems in preventing occupational electrical injuries. Mr. Floyd retired from DuPont in 2014, holding the positions of Principal Consultant - Electrical Safety & Technology, and Global Electrical Safety Competency Leader.

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Background Experience - For the past 35 years, Mr. Floyd focused on electrical safety in the construction, operation, and maintenance of industrial and commercial facilities worldwide for DuPont. This included safety management systems, competency renewal, work practices, and the application of technologies critical to electrical safety performance. From 1992 to 2014, he led the team that designed and facilitated implementation of a strategy for continuous and sustainable improvement in occupational electrical safety for DuPont Global Operations. This work enabled breakthrough performance in prevention of serious injuries and fatalities from electrical energy in DuPont facilities worldwide. In 2013, Mr. Floyd was invited to join the faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he teaches in the Advanced Safety Engineering and Management Master of Engineering degree program.

Litigation Support - Mr. Floyd has been providing expert witness services and litigation support for over 10 years. His expertise is available to counsel representing both plaintiff and defendant. Mr. Floyd's services include consulting, site inspections, testing, reports, depositions, and trial testimony when necessary.

Areas of Expertise:

Workplace Electrical Safety
Electrical Shock
Arc Flash
Electrical Safety Management Systems
Electrical Codes and Standards
NFPA70E & National Electrical Safety Code
National Electrical Code
Electrical Testing Instruments

Electrical Injury
Electrocution
Electrical Reliability
Electrical Maintenance
Electrical Construction
Occupational Electrical Safety
Electric Power Systems
Overhead Power Lines

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DNA Industrial Hygiene CSLB 773462 1A,HAZ is an occupational/environmental health & safety firm providing comprehensive industrial hygiene/environmental services. Dan Napier is the 'go to' person for help with your health & safety program. if you are a small business or one of the fortune 500's DNA has helped someone like you. whether you need a simple survey for a single issue or a complex benchmark or safety audit they have the experience and expertise to do the work. Mr. Napier provides services to the legal community. please check with him for trial assistance, forensic studies or expert witness services. he has been designated as an expert and has testified in federal and state courts.

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Sanford C. Loy , CCM, B.Arch, MSCE, has over 40 years of experience in the Construction Industry. Mr. Loy has Degrees in Architecture and Engineering. A Certified Construction Manager (CCM), he is committed to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice established by the Construction Management Association of America. CCM is the ANSI accredited professional designation for construction management and is the gold standard for CM service providers in over 145 countries.

Background Experience - Mr. Loy's experience spans virtually every type of building and design process. His strength centers on his understanding of the dynamics and interactions of the various trades and professions unique to every building project. He has experience with Construction Management at Risk, Construction Management Agency, Design-build, and Design-bid-build. Having successfully managed the completion of over one billion dollars of construction, Mr. Loy served as a Regional Engineer for the American Institute of Steel Construction and as Director of Construction and Development for Belz Enterprises, the largest development company in Tennessee, before founding Construction Strategies in 1988.

Litigation Support - Mr. Loy provides Construction Claim and Dispute Analysis services, with special expertise in Concrete Design and Design-Build. Having been a teacher of many of the principles and processes used in the industry he knows how to explain the difficult technical aspects of the information and analysis in a way which makes the facts understandable and believable to opposing counsel, insurance companies, judges, and juries. Mr. Loy has experience and provides assistance with various dispute resolution approaches, such as Owner / Contractor dispute resolution boards, arbitration, mediation, and provides expert witness testimony if necessary.

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8/17/2023 · Construction

Renovate Or Build- An Extremely Expensive Question

By: Sanford C. Loy

One would think today’s advanced construction processes, new and more efficient and innovative building materials combined with universal dimensional changes in design standards etc. would mean the cost of new construction would increasingly trend toward being less expensive than the cost of renovating.

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3/30/2023 · Construction

Construction Management Agency (CMa): Facts Not Fiction

By: Sanford C. Loy

A Construction Management agency (CMa) will administer these bonds for you to make sure they are written by viable and solvent bond companies who are on the government treasury list for approved bond companies.

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12/14/2022 · Construction

Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build Or Construction Management? Circa 2022

By: Sanford C. Loy

Any of these methods can produce beneficial results…but the decision as to which one is used must be made carefully with a full understanding of the pluses and minuses of each; each owner’s circumstances, risk tolerance, staffing, experience with construction, the degree to which the schedule and budget are respectively critical as well a

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4/16/2018 · Construction

Why the Construction Establishment Resists Construction Management Agency as a Delivery Methodology

By: Sanford C. Loy

The construction industry is gigantic.....it has been around for centuries in this country alone....an industry with that much inertia does not embrace change easily. Introducing new processes and methodology is much like trying to turn an aircraft carrier with a boat oar. You can get beat up pretty good and not even effect the ship!

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" WHO IS AN EXPERT?
ONE WHO HAS ACQUIRED COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFIC EDUCATION,
ADVANCED AND CONTINUING TRAINING, AND EXTENSIVE SPECIFIC
EXPERIENCE TO GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND AUTHORITATIVE ABILITIES
REPRESENTING THE MASTERY OF THE SPECIFIC FIELD AND OF THE SUBJECT."

Nation Wide and International Expertise.

Timothy G. Galarnyk: Educated in Construction and Safety. Continued Training in Construction and Safety. More than 45 Years of HANDS-ON Field Experience. Actively involved in construction since 1976. Equipment operator, member of International Union of Operating Engineers since 2004, Certified by ATSSA in Construction Work Zone Traffic Control - MUTCD since 1988. More than 1,000 Incidents Independently Investigated.

Traffic Crashes in Construction Work Zones - Related to MUTCD Compliance. CERTIFIED by ATSSA in Work Zone Traffic Control since 1988.

Construction Risk Management, Inc., is a corporation with experts in construction safety, structure collapses, construction means and methods, and construction work zone traffic control. Investigation focuses on:

Bridges, Buildings, Residential, Industrial, Commercial, High-Rises, Marine, Highways, Underground, Water, General and Subcontractor Issues

Litigation Support - We conduct Forensic Investigations of Construction Accidents / Injuries / Deaths to establish the Cause. What happened? How did it happen? Where and When did it happen? Why did it happen? Who is Responsible? Depositions and Trial Experienced. State and Federal Courts. Defense and Plaintiff - Makes no difference as the case facts and evidence rules.

Areas of Expertise (include but not limited to):

Scaffolding
Cranes
Rigging
Earth Moving Equipment
Aerial Lifts
Forklifts
Trenching / Excavating
Falls
Steel Erection
Electrical Injuries / Electrocution

Confined Spaces
Concrete Work
OSHA Issues
Bridge / Building Structural Collapse
Trucking of Construction Material
Steel Materials
Reinforcing Bars
Concrete
Pilings
Loading / Unloading Injuries

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• Construction Means and Methods

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Since 2010, Craig Moskowitz, MBA, MS, PE, the President and Managing Member of CLM Engineering Associates, LLC (CLM), has been concentrating the comapny's focus on forensic engineering/expert witness work for the insurance industry and legal community. In addition, they offer construction management, civil engineering and building inspection services.

CLM has extensive construction management experience on both commercial and residential projects. Projects have included:

Safety inspections on both civilian and military projects through application of OSHA regulations. Designed drainage systems for the government while an officer with the United States military. Cost estimating for various projects exceeding $500 million<li>
Designed document creation and management of high-rise construction in Manhattan
Management of telecommunications projects for Verizon in Manhattan including CPM schedule creation and updating
Directed and managed all water distribution system and sewer system work while working as a contractor to the New York City Department of Design and Construction.
Marketplace Services

Litigation Support - Forensic work related to evaluation of structural steel systems with commercial building construction and insurance-related claims due to storm damage on commercial and residential structures. Craig Moskowitz has been deposed several times in litigation matters. Mr. Moskowitz has testified 17 times in the past four years.

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Thomas J. Young, PE, has over 39 years of experience in national and international Transportation Construction, the Civil Engineering specialty regarding highways, bridges, rail, airports, harbors, and associated infrastructure.

Mr. Young is a skilled integrator of the parameters of program and project life cycles, leadership, management, business operations, engineering and construction. He has extensive knowledge of regulatory compliance, environmental processes, industry standards, best practices, and field operations in urban and remote areas.

Mr. Young has broad construction management and design background for many of the knowledge and skill areas required in mining operations, bridges, highways, land development, major soil/structure type facilities, land survey, and construction surveying, including work in Arctic facilities and in desert regions.

Selected Background Experience:

Completed 34 bridge structure designs, seismic retrofits, and special studies, including large cut and cover tunnels and numerous other complex structures for the $700 million design/build Eastern Transportation Corridor toll roads in Orange County, California
Bridge construction oversight on $1 billion Cypress Corridor reconstruction in Oakland, California.
$10 million Sunrise/Highway 50, and $40-$50 million Douglas/Interstate 80 Interchange and Corridor designs in Sacramento, California.
Bridge and highway project development duties in Caltrans Districts 1-5, 7, 10-12.

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Litigation Support - Mr. Young can act as an expert witness in all cases related to Forensic Transportation Construction Engineering. A persuasive communicator skilled at negotiating successful outcomes to complex situations, his expertise at analysis, problem solving, and bringing parties together in the public and private sectors is an asset in his performance in forensic engineering and expert witness testimony.

Areas of Expertise: