EXPERT WITNESS / FORENSIC CONSULTANT  (BILINGUAL)

Mr. O’Connell’s experience in North America* spans the field of safety engineering, OSH training, and consulting.  Daniel’s work in the role of a litigation support professional includes the evaluation of properties and operations pertaining  to:

• Maritime Shipping, intermodal containerized freight, cargo, longshore and dock operations
• Commercial Trucks, Material Handling Equipment
• Heavy Civil Construction
• Confined Space Hazard Evaluation
• Commercial Fleet Safety (FMCSA-DOT), driver fitness for duty
• Roofing & waterproofing
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) consultation
• Hot Asphalt batch plant operations, and hot mix asphalt (HMA) road paving
• PIT, Forklift, RTG, Maritime Straddle Lifts
• Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs)

Mr. O’Connell provides expert (SME) consulting, case analysis, and incident investigation services involving workplace injury and wrongful death. Daniel is a qualified as a testifying expert (Plaintiff & Defense), in federal and state court.

Expert Scope:   Maritime Port Operations, Construction Safety, Confined Spaces, Fall Injury , Industrial Tools and Equipment, Confined Space & Technical Rescue Operations, Roofing and Waterproofing, Commercial Vehicles and Trucking, and Heavy Industry.

Equipment Specialties: Heavy Commercial Vehicles (Trucks Tractors, Trailers, Tank Transport Vehicles, Flatbed and Lowboy Transport, Passenger Coaches-Bus), Material Handling Equipment, Forklifts, Aerial-Lift, All-Terrain Reach Truck, Pallet Jacks, Truck Cranes, Hydraulic Conveyors, Loading Dock Equipment, Technical Rescue and Rigging Equipment.

• Active safety trainer and engineer, retired construction superintendent of safety, and owner-operator.
• O’Connell serves as a forensic safety analyst and expert witness providing clients with a “360 Degree” perspective of maritime ports, warehousing, transportation, construction, and heavy industrial.
• Daniel works closely with insurance companies and civil case attorneys for public works, maritime, construction and heavy transportation related incident cases throughout the United States and Canada.
• Daniel serves both Plaintiff and Defense cases.

SAFETRAN Technical Staff are well trained, highly qualified, and perform the following:

• Inspection and evaluation of the subject property
• Measurement of relevant components
• Documentation (Photographs and/or Video) of relevant observations and measurements
• Analysis of observations and measurements relative to applicable Codes, Regulations and Standards
• Identification and estimation of costs associated with any recommended/necessary repairs and/or remediation
• Verbal and/or written report of observations, analysis and findings

Contact Mr. O’Connell: 510.894.0229
Daniel J. O’Connell, Principal Engineer EH&S
SAFETRAN Site Safety Support Services