Don’t Look Behind Door #1

Lt. Col. Bryan J. Smith, P.E., Construction Site Safety / Slip, Trip and Fall Case Description/Summary: An older gentleman took his wheelchair-bound wife to see her doctor. Upon arrival, the…

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Ground Defect Causes Delay, Putting Pedestrian in Harm’s Way

Bryan J. Smith, P.E., Construction Site Safety / Slip, Trip and Fall Expert Case Description/Summary: The plaintiff was bicycling on a public street which was located at the side of…

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Incident at Laundromat

Bryan J. Smith, P.E., Construction Site Safety/Slip, Trip and Fall Expert Case Description/Summary: A laundromat patron approached the facility’s side entrance door from the exterior. After opening the door, she…

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Slip & Fall: What was the Source of the Leak?

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Bryan J. Smith, P.E., Construction Site Safety/Slip, Trip and Fall Expert Case Description: A bank manager entered the employee break room, where they slipped and fell due to the presence…

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Icy Falls: Are Property Owners Always to Blame?

Bryan J. Smith, P.E., Construction Site Safety/Slip, Trip and Fall Expert Case Description: While walking on the sidewalk toward the apartment she rented, the plaintiff alleged that she stepped onto…

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Slip, SLIDE and Fall

Bryan J. Smith, P.E., Construction Site Safety/Slip, Trip and Fall Consultant Case Description/Summary: While preparing for an annual festival, the plaintiff, a temporary employee of the property owner, was helping…

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Even Duct Tape has its Limitations!

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Bryan J. Smith, P.E., Construction Site Safety / Slip, Trip and Fall Consultant Case Description/Summary: A retail patron attempted to exit the establishment’s front entryway when a piece of raised…

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Slip and Fall Accident in Walk-in Cooler

Bryan J. Smith, PE, Construction Site Safety/Slip & Fall/OSHA Consultant :::: Case Description/Summary: While preparing for an annual festival the plaintiff, a temporary employee of the property owner, was helping…

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Trip and Fall on Subway Stairs

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Bryan J. Smith, PE, Construction Site Safety/Slip & Fall/OSHA Consultant :::: Case Description/Summary: A subway station pedestrian (plaintiff) was walking up the stairs from the lower platform to the main…

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