BER 00-5 Multi-Authority Escalation Obligation
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/133#BER_00-5_Multi-Authority_Escalation_Obligation
Properties
Instance of
Multi-AuthorityEscalationObligationState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Multi-AuthorityEscalationObligationState
Active period
From the moment Engineer A observed overweight traffic crossing the bridge through the period requiring escalation
Affected parties
Bridge users
County prosecutors
County supervisor
Engineer A (BER 00-5)
State engineering licensure board
State/federal transportation officials
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
Subject
Engineer A's (BER 00-5) obligation to contact multiple authorities simultaneously given imminent bridge collapse risk and non-engineer override of engineering safety closure
Terminated by
Not terminated within case facts — escalation obligation remained active
Triggering event
Bridge reopened with five-ton limit but log trucks and tankers crossing regularly; significant bridge movement observed
Urgency level
critical
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A should have taken immediate steps to go to Engineer A's supervisor to press for strict enforcement of the five-ton limit
Text references
Engineer A should have taken immediate steps to contact the county governing authority and county prosecutors, state and/or federal transportation/highway officials, the state engineering licensure board, and other authorities
Engineer A should have taken immediate steps to go to Engineer A's supervisor to press for strict enforcement of the five-ton limit
contact state and/or federal transportation/highway officials, the state engineering licensure board, the director of public works, county commissioners, state officials, and such other authorities as appropriate
TTL
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case133:BER_00-5_Multi-Authority_Escalation_Obligation a proeth:Multi-AuthorityEscalationObligationState,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "BER 00-5 Multi-Authority Escalation Obligation" ;
proeth:activeperiod "From the moment Engineer A observed overweight traffic crossing the bridge through the period requiring escalation" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Bridge users",
"County prosecutors",
"County supervisor",
"Engineer A (BER 00-5)",
"State engineering licensure board",
"State/federal transportation officials" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.93" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "133" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-28T16:27:23.418687+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "133" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-28T16:27:23.418687+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A should have taken immediate steps to go to Engineer A's supervisor to press for strict enforcement of the five-ton limit" ;
proeth:stateclass "Multi-Authority Escalation Obligation State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer A's (BER 00-5) obligation to contact multiple authorities simultaneously given imminent bridge collapse risk and non-engineer override of engineering safety closure" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Not terminated within case facts — escalation obligation remained active" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A should have taken immediate steps to contact the county governing authority and county prosecutors, state and/or federal transportation/highway officials, the state engineering licensure board, and other authorities",
"Engineer A should have taken immediate steps to go to Engineer A's supervisor to press for strict enforcement of the five-ton limit",
"contact state and/or federal transportation/highway officials, the state engineering licensure board, the director of public works, county commissioners, state officials, and such other authorities as appropriate" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Bridge reopened with five-ton limit but log trucks and tankers crossing regularly; significant bridge movement observed" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "critical" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 133 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T16:47:31.556087"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 133 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
133
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-28T16:27:23.418687+00:00
First case
133
Generated
2026-02-28T16:27:23.418687+00:00
Attributed to
Case 133 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T16:47:31.556087
Generated by
ProEthica Case 133 Extraction