Machine Guarding Expert Witnesses
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Intended to protect humans from personal injury, machine guarding refers to the safety features on manufacturing or engineering equipment. A machine guarding expert witness is typically a licensed professional engineer or certified safety professional with a background and expertise in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, product design, and/or industrial design. An expert witness in machine safety and machine guarding should also be familiar with the hazards addressed in OSHA standards and OSHA regulations. The chosen expert is often a member of an industry or technical organization, such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), IEEE, or the National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA).
Frequently, matters requiring machine guarding expert witness services involve intellectual property, such as patent infringement litigation, inter partes review or trade secret disputes. A forensic expert can reverse engineer components to prove (or disprove) intellectual property infringement or theft. A machine guarding expert could also be called in to consult on technical issues, which could require forensic engineering work. A machine guarding expert witness might also provide testimony in a torts matter like a personal injury case as a result of an accident, or a product liability case involving the failure analysis involving the machine safety of industrial equipment or construction equipment.
Litigation support by a machine guarding expert witness could include reverse engineering, expert report, expert opinion, and expert testimony at a trial. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may request a mechanical engineer with prior expert witness experience. An engineering expert witness needs to not only have technical expertise, an expert witness must possess the ability to explain technology to lay people. In addition, clients may seek an mechanical engineering expert witness for pre-litigation consulting work.
Whether the case involves farm machinery, industrial machinery, construction safety, machine safeguarding, machine tools, factory automation systems, robots, or anything in between, Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn an expert witness search around quickly. We provide the right balance of expertise and testimony to support each unique project.
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Machine Guarding Expert Witness - Representative Bios
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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Machine Guarding experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Machine Guarding landscape.
Expert Witness #221915
In addition to experience in matters involving all types of machine guarding issues, this expert spent many years testifying on accidents involving tire and tire/rim "explosions." One of this expert's publications includes a mathematical calculation of the tremendous energy released in such events. The central thesis in most of those cases was the necessity of a safety device to protect the tire mechanic.
This expert holds degrees in mechanical engineering. This expert is an Associate Director of Advanced Engineering Design and Development. This expert has special certification in Reliability and Failure Probability, and Failure Modes and Effect analysis.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #238573
This expert has many years of experience in product design, development and manufacturing and holds a Master's degree in Bioengineering. Machine guarding is central to this expert's career. In designing machines for automated testing of athletic shoes this expert integrated machine guards into every machine. This expert designed a robotic test cell that incorporated a myriad of machine guards. In this expert's forensic work, this expert has been the expert witness in a variety of cases involving machine guarding.
At an early age this expert completed machinists training and understands machine guarding from a user's, as well as a designer's perspective.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #260239
This expert is both a Professional Engineer and a Ph.D. who focuses on human factors and the biomechanics of injury causation. This expert has significant experience industry as well as consulting experience in product design, manufacturing and safety-related issues and the applicable standards for a wide variety of products and applications. This expert's experience with Industrial accidents in particular, includes machine guarding, rotating machinery, pinch-points, forklifts, explosions and OSHA/MESHA issues. This expert is well published, is a frequent presenter at industry conferences, and holds a machine guarding patent with another application pending.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #259841
This expert is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. This expert wrote a white paper on machine guarding accidents which has remined the seminal writing in the subject for many years. This expert has since focused on Product Design and Manufacturing. This expert has received honors from the National Academy of Science and was a proposal reviewer for the National Science Foundation Design and Manufacturing division. This expert has consulted for multinational firms and has an impressive list of litigation support projects. This expert has been an expert in as many cases, a few of which have been focused on machine guarding.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #254474
This expert is an electrical engineering expert with many years of hands-on experience in industrial controls, automation, machinery, equipment, industrial safety and machine safeguarding. This expert applies expertise to forensic casework involving industrial controls, machine safeguarding, workplace safety, industrial/commercial/residential electric power systems, electrical related fires, electric shocks, and electrocutions. This expert is proficient in the National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, Electrical Safety in the Workplace, OSHA Standards for General Industry, and OSHA Electrical Safety Standards.
For many years this expert was a controls engineer for a control system integrator, where this expert was involved in control panel design, industrial automation, machine control, electrical design, software programming, installation, electrical contractor supervision, machine safeguarding, commissioning, project management, electrical power distribution and workplace safety. This expert was a corporate engineer performing electrical engineering in 4 different manufacturing facilities, including industrial controls, automation, process control, process engineering, quality control, robotics, industrial safety, machine safeguarding manufacturing supervision, and product development.
This expert is a licensed Professional Engineer in more than 20 states and a member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE), National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), American Association of Safety Engineers (ASSE) as well as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
This expert provides technical investigations, analysis, reports, and testimony toward the resolution of commercial and personal injury litigation involving design, construction, operation, maintenance and training of electrical systems, equipment and devices.
This expert’s areas of expertise include:
Automation, controls, automated manufacturing, automated assembly lines, conveyors, robotics, material handling, packaging, robotic cells, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), test cells, gantries, cranes, elevators, conveyors, lifts, turn tables, pumps, fans, scales, instrumentation, motion control, process control, boiler control, steam control, speed control, industrial controls, HVAC systems, air conditioners, air handling, boilers, compressed air, exhaust, centrifugal and absorption chillers, heaters, ovens, presses, grinders, cutting, broaching, stamping presses, hydraulics, pneumatics, vision, inspection, weighing, RFID, barcode, RF Radios, recipe/batch management, gas analyzers, motor controls, motion control, electrical control panels, control panel design/build (UL certified), PLC, HMI, MES, SCADA and software development, industrial communications (wired and wireless), information systems, data collection, data reporting, alarming, and industrial safety.
This expert’s expertise also extends to:
Industrial control software, programmable logic controllers (PLC), human machine interface (HMI), graphical user interface (GUI), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). Other software Visual Basic, C++, Microsoft SQL. PLC Software, Allen Bradley/Rockwell RSLogix/5/500/5000/IPDS, Siemens S5/S7/TIA Portal, Mitsubishi MEDOC/GX Developer/GX Works, Omron, Telemechanique, Modicon,B+R, Opto22, Steeplechase VLC, PC Worx, Wago, Automation Direct, Koyo HMI / GUI / SCADA Software, Rockwell RSView, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Allen Bradley Panelbuilder, Siemens WinCC, Mitsubishi GOT, Mitsubishi GX Worx, Wonderware, Intellution, Iconics, Cimplicity, Proficy iFix, Indusoft, Automation Direct C-more, Industrial Communication Networks, Ethernet, Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet I/P, DeviceNet, ControlNet, Interbus, and ASi-Bus.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #259843
This expert holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and is a Professor Emeritus. This expert taught undergraduate, masters and PhD classes in Mechanical Engineering and Software Development. Typical classes were Machine Design, Design of Machine Elements, Software Engineering, Human Computer Interface, and Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. This expert developed and taught the university’s first robotics program. This expert also provided consulting to industry giants and has continued to be active as an industry consultant.
This expert has published over 60 papers, and is the author of the a publication relating to machine safety. This expert was elected to a National Materials Advisory Board Committee that analyzed how improvements could be made to Structural Components. This was in response to the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster.
This expert has been hired by both Plaintiffs and Defendants, roughly (70 % plaintiff and 30% defendant).
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #255751
This mechanical engineering and safety expert is a licensed registered Professional Engineer (PE), a board-certified diplomate of forensic engineering, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering, with over 40 years of forensic experience including machine safety and design.
Before earning engineering degrees, this expert gained extensive experience as a kitchen manager and restaurant manager operating commercial meat slicers and meat saws. In a career as a forensic safety engineer, this expert has performed safety audits and worked on hundreds of matters involving machine guarding, including guarding of many types of machinery where human hands are required to come into proximity with moving parts.
This expert is very familiar with motor braking, machine guarding, interlocked guarding, warning signs, and operator training. This expert has worked on dozens of cases involving food processing equipment, including mixers, grinders, and slicers.
This expert is familiar with the operation and safety considerations of commercial chicken-cutting equipment, including spring-loaded finger guards, interlocked knife-cover systems, and manual cutting processes for whole chickens. Prior restaurant kitchen management and food preparation experience included manually cutting large quantities of chicken using knives, providing practical familiarity with the benefits and risks of equipment used for high-volume chicken processing.
This expert has worked on thousands of matters as an expert in safety and safe design over more than 40 years.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #256389
This product development expert has worked in compliance with local, national, and international codes, standards, and regulations to design and develop a wide range of products, from medical devices to sports equipment to electro-mechanical machinery. These products have ranged in size from minute dental products to large machinery installations. This expert's experience includes the entire product development cycle, from initial concept to manufacture.
This expert has been responsible for both product development and implementation on the production floor, providing a solid foundation in machine guarding, ANSI standards, and OSHA compliance. This expert has specified and designed safe machinery, tooling, and fixtures, and has laid out entire production lines. This expert is a registered Professional Engineer in several states, has patents in the United States and Europe, and is a member of professional organizations and a national engineering honor society. This expert has testified several times, both at deposition and trial, has withstood Daubert challenges, and has been qualified in federal and state courts.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #283885
This machine safety and machine guarding expert is a professional engineer (P.E.), holds a B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics and Materials Science, and formerly served as an Adjunct and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at two universities.
This expert has acted as a failure analysis litigation consultant for over 25 years, with direct experience in the safety and failure of machine guards on a variety of industrial equipment.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #283897
This machine safety/machine guarding expert has over 45 years of experience as a certified safety, health, and environmental professional, with emphasis on federal and state regulations, American National Consensus Standards (ANSI), and recommending actions in anticipation of potential operational impacts.
This expert holds several certifications, including Certified Machine Guarding Specialist (CMGS). This expert is a former OSHA instructor at several universities, has worked for federal and state occupational safety agencies, and holds top professional credentials from a prominent safety, health, and environmental professional association.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #283967
This machine safety and machine guarding expert is a senior-level consultant and mechanical engineer who investigates incidents involving personal injuries, fires, and explosions.
This expert provides technical analysis, litigation support, and expert testimony in legal, insurance, and industrial contexts. Personal injury and product liability work has included evaluation of material handling equipment, furniture failures, and other products and machines.
This expert specializes in product failure analysis, load and stress testing, and design analysis of mechanical systems. This expert has investigated equipment and component failures and has experience in the design and fabrication of mechanical components.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #283978
This machine safety/machine guarding expert holds a Master's degree in Environmental, Health, and Safety and has held the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential for over 10 years. As a consultant, this expert has performed machine guarding hazard analysis and risk reduction projects. This expert has also taught a multi-day course in machine guarding and machine safety for over 5 years.
This expert is well versed in equipment use in the workplace, machine guarding principles, hazard control methods, industry standards, and agency requirements.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #286111
This machine safety/machine guarding expert retired from the U.S. Navy as a senior enlisted safety professional after service that included a safety officer role in a ship repair facility. This expert currently owns a safety training company and has been an OSHA instructor for over 30 years. Machine safety and machine guarding are integral parts of the safety curriculum offered in safety training courses.
This expert has been involved in lockout/tagout for decades and has used and taught LOTO systems to help ensure that all employed individuals, including affected employees working around or near locked-out equipment, are properly trained and understand what each aspect of the LOTO standard requires. This expert is a Certified Industrial Hygiene Technician and holds an Advanced Professional Safety Certificate from a state university system and OSHA Institute.
This expert has been involved in machine guarding for over 35 years and has instructed many individuals in the proper use of machine guards and angle grinders. This expert also previously served as a maintenance manager of a power plant that employed welders and millwrights, and is familiar with OSHA requirements and the proper use of grinders. This expert is an experienced expert witness in military legal proceedings and has provided testimony in OSHA serious injury cases involving machine conveyor guards.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #286450
This machine safety expert founded and leads a full-service safety, risk, and legal consulting firm and has spent over 25 years developing and executing training programs for clients in the oil and gas, general construction, specialty construction, electrical construction, meat packing, cold storage, sports, legal, and chemical industries.
This expert holds a Master Instructor credential and is certified as a 501, 510, 10-hour, and 30-hour Construction & General Industry Trainer. This expert and supporting staff address a broad range of workplace safety issues, including hand tools, power tools, and necessary machine guarding.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #286984
This plumbing systems and HVAC/mechanical systems expert is a Licensed Professional Engineer and United States Patent Agent whose work is performed in support of litigation, intellectual property disputes, product recalls, insurance investigations, and industrial problem solving. This expert has critiqued product infringement issues within the scope of patent protection and has investigated, analyzed, and reconstructed accidents involving vehicles, machines, mechanical systems, and industrial equipment.
This expert is a member of several professional organizations, including prominent mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, testing standards, accident reconstruction, and heating, refrigeration, and air-conditioning engineering associations.
HVAC and plumbing systems experience includes failure analysis of commercial and residential climate control systems, boilers, chillers, humidifiers, commercial cooling towers, radiators, underground piping, frozen pipes, valves, meters, and sprinklers. Intellectual property experience includes reviewing patents and subject products, analyzing the design or performance of products within the scope of associated claims, and creating visual aids to demonstrate conclusions. Experience also includes patent drafting and prior art searches. Product examples include home goods, agricultural equipment, industrial equipment, and toys. Mechanical systems experience includes completing analysis on the design, installation, maintenance, and failure of systems in multiple application areas, including transportation, heavy industry, food industry, exercise equipment, medical equipment, agricultural equipment, home appliances, and office equipment. The analysis is performed with the aid of product research, standards research, product testing, and computational modeling. Examples of transportation include heavy and light vehicles, car haulers, motorcycles, motorized carts, steering systems, brake systems, fifth wheels, axles, drivelines, suspensions, restraint systems, lift gates, combustion motors, superchargers, and turbochargers. Examples of heavy industry include forklift trucks, street sweepers, electric and combustion motors, generators, compressors, industrial pumps, industrial fans, conveyors, crushers, shaker screens, spindles, grinders, industrial peelers, chippers, gearboxes, hydraulic systems, dust collectors, ladders, automated doors and gates, heavy gears, roller bearings, slewing rings, seals, machine guarding, mechanical and powered tools, machining centers, industrial racks, industrial chains, roustabouts, man lifts, elevators, cold forming equipment, forging equipment, safety devices, and safety clothing. Examples of the food industry include can seamers, industrial water purifiers, mixers, and processing equipment. Examples of exercise equipment include stability balls and weightlifting equipment.
Start Machine Guarding Expert SearchExpert Witness #287418
This industrial safety/facilities engineering expert has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing and quality engineering for industrial machinery, heavy commercial vehicle components, and consumer products, with a concentration in manufacturing environments on factory floor safety, OSHA compliance, and LOTO. This expert has a broad background in machine guarding, industrial safeguards, lockout/tagout, personal protective equipment, training, and supervision.
This expert holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics and has over 20 years of relevant experience in OSHA regulations and compliance, as well as other recognized standards of care for workplace safety. This expert also has experience with hazard identification and abatement, risk assessments, electrical hazards, and energy control. This expert's background encompasses project and contractor management, including roles and responsibilities in industrial manufacturing facilities, as well as engineering responsibility for coating operations involving substrate preparation processes, including shot blasting.
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