by Alpineeng | Nov 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
As a mechanical engineer who works in equipment design safety, I sometimes get involved in lawsuits where injuries occur while equipment is being used. Usually in the roll of an expert witness. One question that I am often asked in one form or another during... by Alpineeng | Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Forklift Expert from Alpine Engineering and Design offered expert opinions in a lawsuit around the events and equipment involved in the unnecessary death of a delivery driver. The case settlement was confidential, but we have been informed that it was favorable to... by Alpineeng | Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Recently, there was a big hullabaloo in my neighborhood regarding the swings in the park maintained by our HOA. Someone posted a picture on our neighborhood Facebook page showing two of the swings hanging by only one chain. As you might imagine, the neighborhood... by Alpineeng | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
While going to college I had a professor who liked to reference the Zeno paradox. “That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before it arrives at the goal.” He would make this point with an analogy. An engineer and a mathematician are in a bar. ... by Alpineeng | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Warning Signs to be Aware of in Machinery and Maintenance The old adage: “Red sky at night sailor’s delight, Red sky in the morning sailor take warning.” has been around in one form or another for thousands of years (Matthew 16:2-3). This was a well understood sign...