For essential businesses open through the COVID-19 pandemic and those businesses reopening as lockdown orders are lifted, workplace safety remains a chief concern. Employers are responsible for maintaining a hazard-free workplace—a responsibility made even more critical by the dangers coronavirus presents. To prepare for litigation involving workplace safety liability, consult a workplace safety expert to help strengthen your case and best advocate for your injured clients.Â
Workplace safety expert witnesses can discuss:
Potential workplace hazards introduced by COVID-19
Preventative responsibilities for employersÂ
OSHA compliance for employers
Compliance with CDC business guidelines
Adherence with emerging safety mandates for reopening businesses
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This highly-qualified workplace safety and accident investigation expert has over 30 years of experience in her field as a certified health safety official and certified OSHA approved trainer. She earned her AAS in occupational safety and health from Texas State Technical College and a BS in occupational safety and health from Southwest University. Formerly, she has held positions as vice president of safety and industrial hygiene training for the American Institute of ...
This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in commercial insurance and occupational safety. He earned his BA in philosophy from Allegheny College and is an associate of risk management and associate of underwriting through the AICPCU/The Institutes, as well as an OSHA-authorized general industry instructor and a certified occupational health and safety technician. He began his career as a reporter, news editor, and photographer for the Bear Paw Sentinel and ...
This expert has nearly 30 years of experience in safety management specializing in the maritime and construction industries. After serving with the US Coast Guard for 6 years, he went on to work as a safety engineer for U.S. Marine, Powerwave Technologies, Zee Medical, and PTI. He also served as a forensic investigator for the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. He is certified as an OSHA maritime instructor, as well as an authorized OSHA instructor for the ...
This engineering expert earned his Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. He is a member of numerous ANSI Standards Committees and various prestigious professional societies. His areas of expertise include; design of factories and production efficiency; product and industrial design and warnings; machine guarding; analysis of safety codes and requirements; ladder design; construction workplace safety; human factors; and failure analysis....
This highly qualified expert has years of experience in the field of workplace safety and engineering management. He received his BS degree in construction science from Lonestar College and his MS degree in engineering management from Texas A&M University. He also obtained his health safety official certification at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the former owner of Providence Safety Consultants and the former Safety Director at Everest Construction Group. ...
This expert has an extensive list of certifications and qualifications in health and safety. His work experience includes 30 years in occupational safety. He is the currently the President and founder of an environmental health and safety (EHS) services firm and provides expert witness services. He is a frequent trainer / presenter and has been an OSHA Authorized Instructor for General Industry and Construction Safety Courses since 1990. He provides instructor-trainer ...
This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in litigation matters concerning employment issues. She has testified in at least 5 cases that went to a jury. She received a B.A. in Economics from Boston College summa cum laude and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School cum laude and was on the Law Review. Her experience as a litigator makes her a specialist in the workplace environment, and she has authored and lectured on various topics including sexual ...
This expert has frequently advised school district and other public clients concerning appropriate responses to allegations of teacher and other employee misconduct, as well as advising them after an investigation is complete concerning what actions they might wish to take depending on the findings in the investigation. She often interacts with attorneys on cases, and has extensive human resources experience, including having served as a college and school district ...
Judge Carlos Lopez, of Florida’s 11th Judicial Circuit, recently denied a motion to dismiss in Gutierrez v. Publix. The case, which focuses on issues of workers’ compensation and wrongful death in connection with COVID-19, is likely to lay the groundwork…
Since the onset of the pandemic, labor and employment litigation has been on the rise. Now, over 1,300 lawsuits—and counting—have been filed against employers in the U.S. with workplace safety often at the center of the claims. Recently, a California…
A federal appellate court in Iowa recently upheld a plaintiff expert witness’s exclusion in a workplace product liability case for their failure to satisfy the requirements of Federal Rules of Evidence 702. The decision in Hirchak v. W.W. Grainger, Inc.,…
In early November 2020, a judge for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a COVID-19 lawsuit brought by workers at a Staten Island Amazon facility against the e-commerce behemoth. The lawsuit, initially filed in June, alleges violations of New…
On September 30, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published answers to frequently asked questions concerning an employer’s obligation to report hospitalizations and fatalities resulting from work-related cases of COVID-19. Since the early days of the pandemic, OSHA…
The potential for employees to contract COVID-19 at their place of employment has been a huge issue during the current pandemic. This is especially true for essential workers who continued to clock in hours despite a nationwide shutdown when the…
In early August 2020, Nevada lawmakers passed a controversial bill to issue COVID-19 health protections within the state’s hospitality industry. Senate Bill 4, signed into law by Governor Steve Sisolak on August 11, 2020, provides a number of health and…
A U.S. district judge in Missouri recently dismissed a worker’s protection lawsuit filed by the Rural Community Workers Alliance. The suit alleged that Smithfield Foods, Inc, the world’s largest pork producer, failed to provide adequate workplace safety in its Milan,…
During 2012, a client engineering company engaged my services as an industrial safety engineer after an accident had occurred in their factory whereby one of the machine operators had lost one finger due to contact with a high speed revolving blade…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name:Â Van v. Ford Motor Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143071 The expert also opined on the prevalent nature of sexual harassment in the…
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Court Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Foradori v. Harris Citation: 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 6937 The plaintiff retained a restaurant management expert. The expert opined on the measures the restaurant manager should…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Kansas Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Belisle v. BNSF Ry. Co. Citation: 697. F. Supp. 2d 1233 In addition to human factors topics including response time, the expert’s testimony also discussed accident…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Marimuthu v. Signal Int’l Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195157 On the surface, this labor camp case appears to be an ideal fit…
Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Steiner v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (Automatic Brewers & Coffee) Citation: 2019 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 441 Facts The claimant, an assembly line employee working on cups and pods for espresso…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Argonaut Ins. Co. v. Samsung Heavy Indus. Co. Citation: 929 F. Supp. 2d 159 Facts This case involves determining the cause of a fire…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Meganathan v. Signal Int’l L.L.C. Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180274 Facts This case involves alleged labor trafficking by offshore oil rig repair…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Krauss v. Iris USA, Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89290 Facts This case involves negligence and breach of contract alleged by the plaintiff, Fightback…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Wasilewski v. Abel Womack, Inc. Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26616 Facts The plaintiff, a licensed forklift driver at a Rite Aid distribution center, suffered injuries…
