Need a Fireworks Accident Expert?
Turn to Meier Fire for investigations and expertise in property damage, injuries or deaths caused by fireworks.
Fireworks entertain and delight us. They shouldn’t cause property damage, injuries or deaths when handled responsibly. Unfortunately, fireworks accidents do occur. Each year, fireworks injure 11,000 people, on average, 4 will die (NFPA). When it happens to your client, you need fireworks accident expert, Richard Meier, on your side.
Sparkler, Fire Cracker, Bottle Rocket, M-80, Roman Candle, Mortar, Aerial Display, Smoke Bomb
Meier Fire Investigation helps attorneys and claims professionals build strong cases after a fireworks accident (plaintiff, defense and subrogation). Fireworks cases can be complicated. You need an experienced expert who knows the “in and outs” of fireworks accident cases.
Richard Meier, fireworks accident expert, investigates, analyzes and finds answers. He tells the story of your case in easy to understand reports and clear, professional testimony. As a result, you will have a clear picture of happened and why.
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How We Help Our Fireworks Accident Clients:
- Identify products & suppliers
- Determine the cause of the accident
- Find out which codes (federal, state or local) apply
- Assign responsibility (fault) for the accident and injuries
- Fireworks laboratory testing
- Manufacturing plant safety analysis
Fireworks Accident Expert: Richard Meier
Richard Meier is a fireworks accident expert. He knows (can can explain to a jury)…the chemistry and physics of fireworks; labels and warnings; codes and standards; and manufacturing. Member: International Pyrotechnics Society & International Society of Explosives Engineers. See also his expertise in explosion investigations.
Who is Responsible for the Fireworks Accident & Injuries?
Once the cause has been identified, we turn our efforts to finding out who is responsible.
If the injured party is a bystander or non-participant, the fault lies with the user/operator of the fireworks, the manufacturer, the retailer, or all three. Meier Fire Investigation can help you sort out who is to blame for the injuries and why.
Sometimes the user of the firework is injured but it may not be their fault.
If they followed proper safety procedures and product directions but an injury occurred anyway, the product’s manufacturer and/or retailer may be at fault.
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Expert Video Transcript
I’ve handled cases involving consumer fireworks, professional grade fireworks, illegal fireworks, sparklers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, pretty much anything that’s on the market.
I’m Richard Meier. I am a fire and explosion investigator and I’m often called as a fireworks accident expert.
Oftentimes when fireworks are used, it’s during holidays when people’s perceptions are often altered by, the things, the things you typically do at party, there’s drinking going on, it’s dark. And how people perceive the accident is not always accurate.
The information that’s needed to properly investigate a fireworks accident is you need to know: the location at the time , the people involved, the types of fireworks, who was using the fireworks, who was actually injured, any witnesses present and any other pertinent information that you can find.
Knowing where the fireworks were bought may come into play in a case where you’re dealing with a defective product.
In order to determine fault in a fireworks accident, you need to know how the accident occurred. Was it a defective product where the fuse burned too quickly? Is it a case where the person using the fireworks was misusing the fireworks? Was the case where the fireworks were shot by one party and injured another party?