Walkway Slip, Trip, and Fall Forensic Engineering Evaluation
Serving Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Putnam, and Westchester.
Professional Engineers can determine the cause(s) of a walkway, path, or sidewalk slip, trip, and fall accident. A Professional Engineer can also determine which codes and standards are violated, whether the owner created the hazard, whether a pedestrian injury is foreseeable, etc.
Many injuries occur due to building or site defects. Among the services Harold Krongelb, P.E., performs are investigations and reports on slip, trip, and fall, and other accidents caused by walkway, path, and sidewalk defects. Harold Krongelb, P.E., has investigated many slip, trip, and fall accidents and other accidents at a wide variety of sites, including restaurants, parks, museums, office buildings, homes, apartment buildings, outdoor steps, sidewalks, playgrounds, and more. These locations are prone to defects such as irregular stairways, improper handrails, unsafe curbs, poor or improper maintenance, improper design, improper construction, hazardous equipment, and improper repairs.
Misleading Coefficient of Friction Measurements
Building codes are designed to protect the public. In addition, numerous standards have been published covering virtually all aspects of modern life. These standards also serve to protect the public.
In many cases, the City of New York Codes or the State of New York Building Codes are applicable. By including code references in the reports, it becomes obvious how the code violation contributed to the injury, and how following the applicable codes would have helped prevent the accident and resulting injury.
When performing walkway, path, and sidewalk slip, trip, and fall investigations, Harold Krongelb PE analyzes the site and determines the cause of the slip, trip, and fall accident. If appropriate, photographs and measurements are taken of the walkway, path, and sidewalk to document the conditions at the site. It is then determined which codes and standards are applicable, and how conditions at the site violate the codes or standards.
After the research, a report is prepared that describes the site conditions, the cause of the slip, trip, and fall, and the code and reference standard violated. The reports are clearly written and help all parties understand the cause of the accident and resulting injury.
