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Scaffold Accidents Expert Witness
Over 95% of cases settled in favor of hiring attorney's
clients.
Expert Witness - Litigation Support
TYPE OF CASES: Personal Injury; Premises Liability
OSHA regulations affect over 500,000 scaffold injuries
per year.
TYPICAL PROBLEMS INVESTIGATED IN MORE THAN 18 STATES:
* Fatalities or serious injuries- third party liability
* Inadequate scaffold design
* Absence of "competent person"
* Scaffold tie wires, bracing, planking, guard railing,lock pins.
* Inadequate inspections per OSHA mandates
* Lack of trained personnel, as defined by OSHA
standards
* Improper use of fall-protection equipment
* Inadequate attention to scaffold manufacturer's
loading recommendations
* Non-observance of regular "tailgate meeting"
training sessions
* Free-standing & rolling scaffold safe usage
* Proper ladder design and use per OSHA standards
* Use of scaffolds near electrical power lines
John Schueler, P.E. has
consulted with law firms throughout the United States since 1984 as
expert witness at all court levels. He has many years of experience in
the design of scaffolding. He is employed as a consultant in a wide range
of litigation involving construction injuries. To date, when he has been
retained, upon completion of his analysis and deposition, over 95% of
cases have settled in favor of the hiring attorney's clients.
Areas of Expertise:
* Accident Analysis
* Accident Investigation
* Accident Reconstruction
* Construction Accidents
* Construction Injuries
* Construction Safety
* Document Examination
* Engineering Structural Failure
* Evidence
* Expert Witness Testimony
* Investigation
* Ladders and Scaffolding
* Scaffold Accident Litigation
* Scaffolding Litigation
* Trial Preparation
Professional Experience
John Schueler has worked as a
custom builder for 31 years. He has managed a large mid-Western concrete
plant and a team of engineers employed by a major class-A contractor.
These days, he also inspects constructions and submits
reports to banks that are funding the work.
He spent more than 40 years in the design of various
types of construction equipment. And, frequently his designs have
incorporated scaffolds of different kinds.
Legal Experience & Services
John Schueler specializes in
legal assistance to attorneys and more specifically in scaffold accident
litigation.
Since 1984, he has been retained by law firms in more
than 18 States, to assist in trial preparation which has involved serious
injuries or fatalities.
Consulting Practice: All States
Email us at: pitakaty@yahoo.com
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