Transportation

Tractor Trailers

BRC Consultants have analyzed numerous tractor trailer collisions, which may involve occupants seated in the cab, located in the sleeping compartment, or other positions within the vehicle. Tractor trailer collisions may also involve situations where the vehicle has been underriden. By employing injury causation analysis, the relationship between a sustained and/or claimed injury and the incident is assessed. BRC is also experienced in the analysis of those incidents that involve loading and/or unloading operations.

Motorcycles

Motorcycle crashes can produce a variety of injuries including head injuries, fractures, burns, abrasions, etc. BRC has experience in analyzing the motion of an operator and/or rider and their interactions with the crash environment to assess how their injuries were caused. BRC’s expertise in motorcycle crashes involves off-road incidents and those with other vehicles, as well as other types of motorcycle crashes. This expertise also involves issues that relate to the use or non-use of a helmet as well as the protection afforded by the specific helmet worn.

Locomotives

In incidents involving locomotives, BRC is often asked to analyze an individual’s motion as it relates to forces that may exist in various types of events. These incidents may involve collisions of significant severity, or they may present as an event with minimal accelerations. Incidents can result in claims of injury to an occupant, a worker who operates rail car doors or switches, or support personnel working in and around rail yards. BRC is experienced in providing an analysis of an individual’s response to various forces in order to assess the potential for injury.

Mass Transit

BRC is experienced in the analysis of cases involving high occupancy vehicles, which can expose numerous occupants to various types of forces when a collision occurs. BRC Consultants have the skill sets to assess an individual’s response to existing forces, and then compare and contrast those forces as found in various seating positions to evaluate injury potential. Some of the issues addressed are related to seating positions, restraints, occupant-to-occupant interaction, crashworthiness, and positions at impact, among others. BRC is also experienced in analyzing other incidents that involve pedestrians or vehicles that make contact with a bus or other high occupancy vehicle.

Consultants

Richard A. Allnutt, MD, MPH, MS

Karyn J. Ayres, MD, MPH

C.E. “Ted” Bain, BEng, MD

Robert D. Banks, BEng, MD

James V. Benedict, PhD, MD

Alfred P. Bowles II, MD

Joseph M. Cormier, PhD, PE

James R. Funk, PhD, PE

Richard M. Harding, BSc, MB BS, PhD

Whitman E. McConnell, MD, MPH

Thomas M. McNish, MD, MPH