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…
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…
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…
Slip & Fall: What was the Source of the Leak?
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…
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…
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…
Even Duct Tape has its Limitations!
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…
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…
Trip and Fall on Subway Stairs
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…