A bakery customer claimed that a can of soda exploded while they were holding it, causing injuries to their hand. MEA Forensic was asked to investigate why the can ruptured. The Event: The customer claimed that the can exploded shortly after they picked it off a counter. We received several post-incident photographs and low-quality surveillance […]
MEA Forensic investigated the failure of a lithium-ion battery and provided insight into the causes. The Event: Lithium-ion batteries are found in many consumer products because they store a lot of energy and can deliver high currents, but these appealing design features also create the potential for them to fail dramatically. MEA was hired to […]
MEA Forensic reconstructed a collision between a pedestrian and a train from multiple video views, and provided insight into the contributing human factors. The Event: On her way home from work, a pedestrian was struck by a light-rail train at an at-grade crossing. Questions quickly arose about exactly what had happened, and who was liable. […]
After a cyclist fell and suffered an ankle injury, MEA Forensic was asked to analyze a home-security video to determine whether a passing car contributed to the crash. The Event: An injured cyclist claimed that he was riding close to the curb when he was clipped by a passing car, which caused him to fall […]
When asked to investigate a rear-end crash, MEA Forensic relied on knowledge drawn from research and testing to assess whether a specific neck injury could have been caused by the crash. The Event: A Toyota Corolla stopped at an intersection was rear-ended by a flat deck truck. The female driver was looking left at the […]
When a truck and a van collided at an intersection, MEA Forensic was called upon to investigate. The Event: A van T-boned a pickup truck crossing the street, causing the pickup to flip over. MEA Forensic was asked to figure out what happened: did the pickup stop for its stop sign? Was the van speeding, […]
When two cars collided at an intersection, MEA Forensic was called upon to investigate. The Event: Car A was traveling straight through an intersection when it collided with Car B, as Car B was making a left-hand turn across Car A’s path. MEA Forensic was asked to determine the circumstances of the crash and, in […]
When a wheel came off an SUV, the Failure Analysis experts of MEA Forensic were called upon to investigate. The Event: An SUV traveling on an interstate highway suddenly lost its driver-side rear wheel. The vehicle lost control and rolled over, leading to serious injuries to the occupants. MEA was asked to determine why the […]
A fire sprinkler spontaneously broke off the end of a pipe, leading to extensive flood damage to an apartment building. MEA Forensic was asked to determine how this came to happen. The Event: The fire sprinkler was located in the wall of an apartment. Without warning, the side-wall sprinkler spontaneously broke off the end of […]
A pedestrian is hit by a pickup truck on a dark highway. Could the driver have stopped? The Event: A 59-year-old driver was heading home from work around midnight in the right lane on a dark stretch of highway. Suddenly, a pedestrian jumped over the barrier separating oncoming traffic and ran across the highway. The […]