DP4
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/57#DP4
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP4
Decision question
Upon completing a retrospective review that confirmed a visibly obvious bridge defect had gone unreported for at least five annual inspections, was Engineer Intern A ethically obligated to disclose the full five-year non-reporting pattern to Engineer B, or was it permissible to report only the current defect and defer the historical significance judgment to the supervising PE's independent inquiry?
Focus
Engineer Intern A's Disclosure Decision: Whether to report the full five-year non-reporting pattern to Engineer B or limit disclosure to the currently discovered defect
Option1
Report the full five-year non-reporting pattern to Engineer B in the initial disclosure, transmitting the complete factual record — including inspection reports, photographs, and the pattern of omissions — without rendering a causal or culpability judgment about the inspector, and flag the systemic dimension of the failure as a matter requiring Engineer B's independent assessment
Option2
Report only the currently discovered defect to Engineer B, treating the five-year historical pattern as a matter of professional significance assessment beyond the intern's competence to evaluate, and rely on Engineer B's supervisory authority and independent inquiry to surface the historical context if Engineer B deems it relevant
Option3
Report the current defect to Engineer B and separately note that a retrospective review was conducted, inviting Engineer B to request the full historical records if desired, while refraining from characterizing the five-year pattern as either material or immaterial pending Engineer B's direction
Role
Engineer Intern A
TTL
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case57:DP4 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP4" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP4" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Upon completing a retrospective review that confirmed a visibly obvious bridge defect had gone unreported for at least five annual inspections, was Engineer Intern A ethically obligated to disclose the full five-year non-reporting pattern to Engineer B, or was it permissible to report only the current defect and defer the historical significance judgment to the supervising PE's independent inquiry?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer Intern A's Disclosure Decision: Whether to report the full five-year non-reporting pattern to Engineer B or limit disclosure to the currently discovered defect" ;
proeth:option1 "Report the full five-year non-reporting pattern to Engineer B in the initial disclosure, transmitting the complete factual record — including inspection reports, photographs, and the pattern of omissions — without rendering a causal or culpability judgment about the inspector, and flag the systemic dimension of the failure as a matter requiring Engineer B's independent assessment" ;
proeth:option2 "Report only the currently discovered defect to Engineer B, treating the five-year historical pattern as a matter of professional significance assessment beyond the intern's competence to evaluate, and rely on Engineer B's supervisory authority and independent inquiry to surface the historical context if Engineer B deems it relevant" ;
proeth:option3 "Report the current defect to Engineer B and separately note that a retrospective review was conducted, inviting Engineer B to request the full historical records if desired, while refraining from characterizing the five-year pattern as either material or immaterial pending Engineer B's direction" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer Intern A" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T21:45:10.753797"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 57 Extraction" .
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2026-02-25T21:45:10.753797
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ProEthica Case 57 Extraction