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Accident Reconstruction, Second Edition .
Litigation relating to construction site accidents
appear on the court dockets of every judicial district throughout
the country. The number of lawsuits filed because of accidents
has grown year after year. Until now there has been no single
place for a person to obtain the information of what a forensic
engineer does when reconstructing an accident. This book, now
in its second edition, fills that void. It has been updated and
expanded throughout by Jon Abele, Esq. It also allows attorneys
to learn the basics of forensic engineering while providing guidance
to accident reconstructionists on how to conduct an investigation
into a construction worksite accident.
Construction Accident Reconstruction will introduce attorneys
and engineers to the proper methods of investigating an accident
case of this type. It is presented in a straightforward, yet
lively manner that should inform and also challenge the reader
to think about accident reconstruction in a new way so that they
can better represent the workers injured on the construction
site. Thisbook presents the statistics of fatal and non-fatal
accidents to acquaint the reader with the magnitude of the number
of people who are seriously injured in the construction industry
every year. Jobsite injuries are preventable, yet millions of
workers suffer injuries when the proper preventative measures
are not used. Failure to follow safety standards leads to lawsuits
when workers are injured.
Build and reconstruct an accident involving
a school bus, motor coach or recreational vehicle.
TOPICS COVERED
• What causes accidents in the construction industry?
• What identifiable factors influence construction accidents?
• Why is the third party involved?
• Is the accident really the third party’s fault?
• How to investigatea construction industry accident?
• Can construction accidents be prevented?
• The engineer's role in construction accident litigation
• Using demonstrative exhibits in the preparation for trial
• A guide to OSHA rules and regulations
• Reviews and commentary on dozens of cases
• Leading OSHA Construction Violations
• Human error
• Material failure
• Mechanical failure
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About the Authors:
Jon R. Abele is an attorney in Phoenix,
Arizona and is also licensed in Arkansas and Colorado. He has
over fifteen years’ experience representing small business
owners, including many hotel and motel operations. Mr. Abele
has added his practical experience and legal expertise to, among
others, L&J’s Innkeeper’s Liability Management,
Life and Worklife Expectancies, Auto Accident Checklist, Falls
and Related Injuries and many of our client education booklets.
Mr. Calvin L. Zemsky, P.E. (1936 to 1997) was the
president of Florida Engineering Consultants, Inc., a forensic
engineering firm in Miami, Florida and was a licensed professional
engineer in the states of Florida, New York and Illinois. He
held both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Civil
Engineering. He had over 35 years experience in the construction
field, during which time he prepared hundreds of various types
of construction accident claims. He also testified in hundreds
of depositions as an expert witness.
In addition, Mr. Zemsky served as president of the National
Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) and was a council of engineering
specialty boards certified diplomat in forensic engineering.
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Construction
Accident Reconstruction, Second Edition
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Chapter 1: Investigative and Legal Procedures 1
Introduction 1
Attributes of an Expert 2
What Must Be Examined 2
Lack of Education Available 3
Mastery of the Technical Discipline 3
Discrediting an Expert 3
Case History 5
The Investigator Must Be Unbiased 6
Role of the Expert 6
Rules for the Expert 7
The ³Hired Gun² 7
Perform Work for Both Sides 12
Requirements of an Expert: 12
Summary 14
Chapter 2: Management Techniques for a Forensic
Engineering Office 17
Introduction 17
Operational Procedures 17
New Case Form 18
Employee Time Records Recording Billable Time 19
Telcon Form 20
Expenses 20
Contract Preparation 21
Report and Exhibit Production 22
Additional Exhibit Production 25
Presenting the Corporate Image 27
Evidence Storage 27
Evidence Recording 28
Company Policy 28
Summary 29
Chapter 3: Fatal Accidents 31
Fatal Accident Statistics 31
Fatality Data 32
Contact with Objects and Equipment 33
Falls 33
Summary 34
Appendix 3.1 36
Appendix 3.2 44
Technical Notes 66
Chapter 4: Non-Fatal Construction Accidents 71
Appendix 4.1 73
Chapter 5: Caught In or Between 95
Case No. 1 95
Case No. 2 99
Case No. 3 103
Case No. 4 105
Case No. 5 106
Case No. 6 107
Endnotes 110
Chapter 6: Trench Accidents (Cave-ins) 111
Introduction 111
Background Information 111
Summary 115
Case No. 1 116
Case No. 2 118
Case No. 3 119
Case No. 4 121
Endnotes 124
Chapter 7: Overhead Accidents 125
Introduction 125
Case No. 1 125
Dropped Material From Above - Miami Seaport Bridge Pile Driver
Case 126
Case No. 2 130
Case No. 3 131
Endnotes 134
Chapter 8: Crane Accidents 135
Introduction 135
Case No. 1 139
Case No. 2 141
Case No. 3 144
Case No. 4 145
Case No. 5 147
Endnotes 150
Chapter 9: Falls from Elevations 151
Introduction 151
Case No. 1 - Improperly Installed Railings 152
Building Code Requirements1 153
3.0 OSHA Regulations2 157
Calculations3 158
Nail and Spike Sizes 162
Withdrawal Load Design Values for Common Nails
or Spikes 162
Case No. 2 165
Case No. 3 166
Case No. 4 168
Case No. 5 169
Case No. 6 170
Endnotes 172
Chapter 10: Electrical Accidents 173
Introduction 173
OSHA Regulations 173
Case No. 1 175
Case No. 2 177
Case No. 3 179
Case No. 4 181
Case No. 5 183
Case No. 6 184
Case No. 7 186
Endnotes 189
Chapter 11: Floor Collapses 191
Introduction 191
Case No.1 192
Background 192
Analysis 203
Order 208
Case No. 2 208
Endnotes 214
Chapter 12: Tunnel Accidents and Explosions 219
Introduction 219
Case No. 1 221
Case No. 2 224
Case No. 3 240
Chapter 13: Roofing Accidents and Roof Collapses 243
Introduction 243
Case No. 1 243
Case No. 2 245
Case No. 3 247
Case No. 4 250
Decision and Order 250
Case No. 5 256
Case No. 6 263
Case No. 7 265
Case No. 8 267
Case No. 9 267
Endnotes 269
Chapter 14: Leading OSHA Construction Violations 271
Introduction 271
Standards Cited for SIC 1500; All sizes; Federal 272
Chapter 15: Engineering Firms and Contractors 279
Case No. 1 279
Case No. 2 281
Case No. 3 283
Case No. 4 285
Case No. 5 288
Case No. 6 291
Case No. 7 292
Endnotes 294
Chapter 16: Expert Witnesses 295
Introduction 295
Initial Employment 296
Deposition Testimony 298
Trial Testimony 301
Appendix 16.1 306
Appendix 16.2 308
Chapter 17: The Engineer and the Law
by Robert E. Pershes, Esq. 309
Introduction 309
Oral Agreements 309
Written Agreements 311
Theory of Liability 315
Summary 316
Conclusion 317
About the Authors 321
Index 323
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