Crane and Rigging Accident Evaluations
Rimkus is a worldwide provider of forensic engineering and technical consulting services. Our team of professional engineers, construction professionals, biomechanists, and human factors experts specialize in determining the cause of crane accidents. We offer a comprehensive approach to the investigation and analysis of crane and rigging design, operation, and maintenance. Our expertise encompasses industrial, crawler, marine, overhead, and tower cranes, as well as a wide range of heavy equipment. From causation to recovery, count on us to uncover the facts of construction claims and legal disputes.

- Crane accident assessment
- Crane and rigging damage determination
- Crane operating procedure review
- Crane design and selection analysis
- Crane assembly evaluation
- Crane safety evaluation
- Computer code assessment
- Rigging procedure review
- Rigging studies and lift analysis
- Equipment repair estimates
- Property damage evaluation
- Failure analysis and testing
- Industry standards review
- OSHA compliance audit

- Head injuries
- Neck and lower back injuries
- Brain traumas
- Rotator cuff tears
- Spinal injuries
- Disc herniations
- Bone fractures
- Tendon and ligament tears
- Cartilage injuries
- Cumulative trauma disorder

- Mediation and arbitration assistance
- Animations, videos, and trial graphics
- Expert witness testimony

- Human response to safety warnings
- Human behavior and expectations
- Risk perception, awareness, and avoidance
- Risk-taking behavior and decision-making
- Perception-response time
- Line of sight, visibility and conspicuity
- Inattention and distraction
- Fatigue, sleep, stress, and impairment
- Eyewitness memory
- User-product interaction
FORENSIC SERVICES
Rimkus is a worldwide provider of forensic engineering and technical consulting to corporations, insurance companies, law firms, and government agencies. Since 1983, our experts have offered a wide array of specialized expertise to help our clients achieve timely resolution of insurance claims, construction issues, and legal disputes.
We provide comprehensive investigations supported by sound methodology, science, and state-of-the-art technology in data acquisition, digital intelligence, and laboratory testing. Our experts are skilled at breaking down complex topics so that clients and juries can understand them.

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Construction

Transportation

Digital Forensics

Legal Nurse Consulting

Toxicology and Food Safety

Premises Liability and Security

Industrial and Renewable Energy

Property Loss Consulting

Fire and Explosion Science

Materials Science and Engineering

Visual Media and Technology

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
ABOUT RIMKUS
CONSULTANTS. EXPERTS. INNOVATORS.™
Rimkus is a worldwide provider of engineering, technical, and commercial consulting to corporations, insurance companies, law firms, and government agencies. Our experts specialise in forensic consulting, dispute resolution and construction management services, solutions for the built environment, and human factors support for the consumer, industrial, and healthcare industries.
For more than 40 years, the company’s professional engineers, architects, scientists, and technical and commercial specialists have been recognised for their commitment to service by local, national and international business communities.
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Rimkus Corporate Headquarters 2140 Wickchester Lane, Suite 300 Houston, Texas 77079
Operating from more than 100 offices, the Rimkus team of expert consultants assists clients with complex matters worldwide