Our sports and amusement investigations evaluate the causes of participant injuries and claims to determine:
- Were the equipment and facility safely designed, used and maintained?
- Was equipment properly fitted?
- Was the activity reasonably supervised and controlled?
- Were participants provided with the necessary skills, tools and information to safely accomplish the tasks involved?
Our recreation and sports experts are qualified and experienced designers, builders, manufacturers and operators of recreational products and facilities. Our winter sports, amusement park, aquatics, and playground experts are certified in the safety aspects, and our manufacturing and product engineers are experienced designers and safety experts. We have specialized experts to address human factors and injury causation issues, weather factors, materials failures, vehicle, and the design and operation of marine products and facilities.
- Bicycle Failure - Experts Investigate Bicycle Component Failure
A bicycle rider was catastrophically injured when he crashed a composite-framed, road bicycle. After the crash, the front fork (with wheel) and the right crankarm (with pedal) were found detached from the bicycle. The roadway in the area of the crash was unremarkable and not consistent with causing the crash. Robson Forensic was retained to determine if the bicycle was defective in a manner that caused the crash.
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- Diving Board Injury - Expert Investigates Injury at Amusement Park
A patron at a local amusement park was injured when he dove from an elevated board into a swimming pool and struck the pool bottom with his face. He sustained an abrasion to his forehead and lacerations to his nose and the area above his upper lip. The plaintiff’s expert claimed that the actions of the local amusement park were unreasonable and caused this injury. Robson Forensic aquatics safety expert, Maria Bella, AFOIT, CPOI, LGI, was retained to determine if the amusement park violated standards of care for aquatic facilities in a manner that caused the diver’s injury.
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- Waterslide – Expert Investigates Collision in Waterslide Run-Out
A physician broke his arm while attempting to exit the run-out at the end of a waterslide. After the victim completed his descent of the slide, he rose to his feet and was struck by the following rider; his legs were knocked out from under him and he fell upon the edge of the waterslide, fracturing his humerus. Robson Forensic aquatic safety expert, Maria Bella, AFOIT, CPOI, LGI, was retained to determine if the waterpark operated the subject waterslide in a manner that caused this incident.
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- Ten steps to reducing liability at your aquatic facility
Well run swimming pools are an attractive amenity that can dramatically increase revenue. Improperly run aquatic facilities will increase liability instead, and an overlooked hazard can lead to tragedy. Following is a list of ten commonly overlooked items that are easy to address, and when given proper attention, may save money on insurance costs, and will save lives.
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- Summer Injuries - Robson Forensic
The activities of summer may seem routine, but according to a leading safety organization, people are more likely to be injured in the summer than any other time throughout the year. Around the house, activities as routine as mowing the lawn or cooking on a grill can cause severe injuries. Swimming, water sports, and boating can result in drownings. A celebratory fireworks display can lead to severe burns or traumatic injuries.
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- $1.1 Million Settlement in School Trip Drowning Case
A boy drowned in a creek while on a fieldtrip. Robson Forensic was retained to determine if the actions of the school or its designees contributed to the boy’s death.
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- Robson Forensic Brochure
Robson Forensic has been providing high quality and professional forensic engineering, architectural, scientific and
investigative services throughout the United States since 1987. Robson Forensic provides expertise in a broad range of forensic and technical disciplines.
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