Engineering Investigation & Litigation Support

Mallard Engineering provides Forensic Engineering and litigation support in the area of industrial and construction accidents concerning equipment failure and worker health and safety. Our core focus is primarily on Mobile Elevating Work Platforms, Fall Protection Systems and high rise Window Cleaning Access Systems.

Our trained and experienced team is equipped with the latest tools to investigate incidents and provide rational answers rooted in sound engineering principles in understanding the sequence of events that led to an incident.

Mallard Engineering’s experienced expert testimony, expert opinion and investigative reporting is relied upon by many clients to get to the root of the story. Our reports are prepared in a concise and comprehensible format.

In support of clients, we offer the following services 

  • Investigation and documentation
  • Worker injury and fatality incident investigations
  • Review and evaluation of expert opinions
  • Forensic failure analysis
  • Field testing of control systems on machinery, equipment, etc.
  • Working with accredited testing laboratories to perform various tests such as strength, hardness, fatigue, chemical composition & metallurgy, scanning electron microscopy and fracture analysis.
  • 3D incident reconstruction and animations
  • Root cause analysis
  • Expert witness testimony
  • Technical support & briefings
  • OH&S and Standards compliance reviews
  • Industry best practice conformance reviews
  • Existing process code compliance review 

Our expert engineers stand ready to serve you.