1 Block Walls Expert Witness Found

Safety, Ergonomics - Human Factors, Risk Assessment, Product Safety, Slips/Falls, Complex environments, Workplace Design, Procedures, Maintenance, inspection

...This case was arbitrated to the benefit of the plaintiff. 2019 – Gas to Wood Fireplace Explosion Report – This was a complicated case in which an owner of the house had a gas fireplace converted to wood, but the contractor did not have the gas supply blocked off. That owner defaulted on the loan and the original owner took back possession of the house – he was a physician. The physician rented the house out, soon after taking back possession. The first renters tried to light the fireplace without instructions and thought that it was a gas assist fireplace. They opened the gas valve and gas accumulated in the area behind the fireplace and an explosion occurred, killing 4 people. My report was about how the contractor failed in his duty to do the job correctly. The original owner had no knowledge of the faulty installation....