Miller Engineering Project Examples

Fires and Explosions

 

Fire

Home Fire - heating blanket

Home fire resulting in child fatality. Miller Engineering analyzed cause and progression of the fire related to an old heating blanket as well as performance of smoke detectors in this fire reconstruction.

Examples of Miller Engineering Work Products:

Photo of Blanket Fire Testing

Chart of Results of Blanket Fire Testing


Explosions

Industrial Fire - electronic malfunction

Industrial explosion occurred during set-up of equipment. A warnings and instruction analysis was performed on a switch in question.

Examples of Miller Engineering Work Products:

Installation Manual Warnings Summary

Standards/Regulations Summary

Railway Car Explosion

After a railway car explosion resulting in extensive property damage, Miller Engineering was retained to reconstruct the accident as well as analyze warnings and related information.

Examples of Miller Engineering Work Products:

Accident Reconstruction

Material Safety Data Sheet Analyses

Industrial Fire - electric motor in a forging press

A fatality resulted when an electric motor on a forging press exploded. Miller Engineering was hired to reconstruct the accident and analyze the maintenance of the electrical motor.

Motor Repair Testing Specifications Analysis

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