Injuries, Faults, & Failures Investigation Services

In many cases, injury often involves falls from ladders or stairs, collapses of scaffolding, railing or balcony failures, and slip and fall incidents. In these litigious times, even a seemingly minor slip and fall accident can result in a serious claim.

Beginning Our Investigation

The investigation will likely begin with a review of all relevant documentation (including medical reports) as well as an on-site inspection with photographs and interviews of the involved parties.

Analysis

Many factors may need to be determined about the surface or situation surrounding the accidents occurrence including:

Surface cleaning procedures
Surface treatment procedures
Lighting
Auditing of maintenance procedures and materials
Analysis of work records
Medical records review
Interview of the involved parties and witnesses

The conditions at the time of the scene of the accident must also be considered and verified. There are also insurance company issues that must be analyzed such as:

Is the injury real and how can it be diagnosed?
How intense is it and how can this be measured?
What is the effect on the victim’s mobility, comfort, performance, and financial situation?
Is it related to prior injury?
How long will it last?
What treatments are appropriate?

Conclusions

The values are based on testing samples and do not represent actual shoe-to-floor values. Research must be performed on an individual basis. The geometric relationship of objects may play an important determining role in what actually occurred. Diagrams may need to be created to analyze all theoretical possibilities.