Engineer B Impaired Structural Design Engineer

R · Role Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/16#Engineer_B_Impaired_Structural_Design_Engineer
Definition

Engineer B, a structural engineer and personal friend of Engineer A, suffered a stroke, continued operating his firm for financial reasons, delegated all design work to Engineer Intern C, and signed and sealed drawings with little to no review, resulting in serious structural design errors and the failure of Engineer A's building basement.

Properties
Instance of
ImpairedEngineerDelegatingUnsealedWork
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ImpairedEngineerDelegatingUnsealedWork
Attributes
licenseProfessional Engineer
specialtyStructural engineering
medical_conditionStroke causing cognitive/professional impairment
firm_roleSole licensed PE and owner
financial_motivationCould not afford to suspend or close practice
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
typeemployer_of
targetEngineer B Wife Non-Engineer Firm Manager
typepeer_friend
targetEngineer A Civil Engineering Firm Owner Client
typeprovider_to
targetEngineer A Civil Engineering Firm Owner Client
typesupervisor_of
targetEngineer Intern C Unsupervised Intern
Role category
public_responsibility
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A retained Engineer B, his friend and a structural engineer consultant, to perform the structural design

Text references
Engineer A retained Engineer B, his friend and a structural engineer consultant, to perform the structural design
Engineer B delegated practically all design work to Engineer Intern C
Engineer B divulged he had suffered a stroke a few months prior
Engineer B felt he could not afford to suspend work or close his office
Engineer B would sign and seal the drawings with little to no review
Engineer R's review revealed a surprising number of serious structural design errors, omissions, and faulty details
TTL
@prefix case16: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/16#> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> . @prefix proeth-core: <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . case16:Engineer_B_Impaired_Structural_Design_Engineer a proeth:ImpairedEngineerDelegatingUnsealedWork, owl:NamedIndividual ; rdfs:label "Engineer B Impaired Structural Design Engineer" ; proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case16:Impaired_Practice_Cessation_Obligation_Violated_By_Engineer_B, case16:Licensure_Integrity_Violated_By_Engineer_B_Practice_Arrangement, case16:Responsible_Charge_Engagement_Violated_By_Engineer_B ; proeth-core:hasObligation case16:Engineer_B_Impaired_Practice_Cessation_Violation_Instance, case16:Engineer_B_Professional_Seal_Affixation_Competence_Violation_Instance, case16:Engineer_B_Responsible_Charge_Active_Supervision_Violation_Instance ; proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'specialty': 'Structural engineering', 'medical_condition': 'Stroke causing cognitive/professional impairment', 'firm_role': 'Sole licensed PE and owner', 'financial_motivation': 'Could not afford to suspend or close practice'}" ; proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer B, a structural engineer and personal friend of Engineer A, suffered a stroke, continued operating his firm for financial reasons, delegated all design work to Engineer Intern C, and signed and sealed drawings with little to no review, resulting in serious structural design errors and the failure of Engineer A's building basement." ; proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ; proeth:confidence "0.97" ; proeth:discoveredincase "16" ; proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ; proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T04:09:35.914959+00:00" ; proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "16" ; proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T04:09:35.914959+00:00" ; proeth:importance "high" ; proeth:relationships "{'type': 'employer_of', 'target': 'Engineer B Wife Non-Engineer Firm Manager'}", "{'type': 'peer_friend', 'target': 'Engineer A Civil Engineering Firm Owner Client'}", "{'type': 'provider_to', 'target': 'Engineer A Civil Engineering Firm Owner Client'}", "{'type': 'supervisor_of', 'target': 'Engineer Intern C Unsupervised Intern'}" ; proeth:rolecategory "public_responsibility" ; proeth:roleclass "Impaired Engineer Delegating Unsealed Work" ; proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A retained Engineer B, his friend and a structural engineer consultant, to perform the structural design" ; proeth:textreferences "Engineer A retained Engineer B, his friend and a structural engineer consultant, to perform the structural design", "Engineer B delegated practically all design work to Engineer Intern C", "Engineer B divulged he had suffered a stroke a few months prior", "Engineer B felt he could not afford to suspend work or close his office", "Engineer B would sign and seal the drawings with little to no review", "Engineer R's review revealed a surprising number of serious structural design errors, omissions, and faulty details" ; proeth:wasattributedto "Case 16 Extraction" ; prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T12:12:21.715739"^^xsd:dateTime ; prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 16 Extraction" .
Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 23:35
Discovered in case
16
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-25T04:09:35.914959+00:00
First case
16
Generated
2026-02-25T04:09:35.914959+00:00
Attributed to
Case 16 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T12:12:21.715739
Generated by
ProEthica Case 16 Extraction