BEAR in a unique position to help clients with analyzing a wide range of accidents attributable to human factors. Anthropometric constraints upon the configuration of products or systems are delineated well in the case literature. It has been well shown that most products and systems are designed for use by an array of people, rather than for use by one specific individual. Our expertise has been called on in various cases involving this know-how.

In one instance, BEAR demonstrated that a rotator cuff injury resulted when a massage table collapsed. In another case, our team showed that neuro-muscular response is insufficient to prevent a lawn chair from tipping over when its legs sink into soft ground. When another individual fellfrom the deck of a construction site, BEAR engineers demonstratedthat the fall could only occur if the person walked backwards.