Engineer Intern A Bridge Inspection Program Engineer Intern
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/57#Engineer_Intern_A_Bridge_Inspection_Program_Engineer_Intern
Definition
Discovered that a supervised inspector had failed to report a visibly obvious concrete bridge defect for at least five years; reported the current defect to supervising PE Engineer B but omitted the critical fact that the defect had been visible and unreported for five years, constituting an incomplete and potentially misleading disclosure
Properties
Instance of
BridgeInspectionProgramEngineerIntern
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#BridgeInspectionProgramEngineerIntern
Attributes
| license | Unlicensed Engineer Intern |
| agency | State Department of Transportation |
| program | Bridge Inspection Program |
| supervisory_position | Supervises field inspectors; supervised by Engineer B PE |
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | employer |
| target | State DOT |
| type | supervised_by |
| target | Engineer B DOT Bridge Inspection Program Director PE |
| type | supervises |
| target | Bridge Inspector Field Technician |
Role category
employer_relationship
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Complete and Unfiltered Upward Reporting Obligation Violated By Engineer Intern A, Honesty in Professional Representations Invoked For Completeness of Report, Proactive Risk Disclosure Invoked For Five Year Defect History, Professional Accountability Invoked For Engineer Intern A Partial Reporting, Public Welfare Paramount Invoked By Engineer Intern A Bridge Inspection, Systemic Failure Escalation Obligation Invoked In Bridge Inspection Program
hasObligation
Complete Unfiltered Upward Reporting Violated By Engineer Intern A Bridge Inspection, Duty to Report Violated By Engineer Intern A Omission of Five Year History, Safety Obligation Invoked Engineer Intern A Bridge Defect Five Year History, Subordinate Inspect or Oversight Defect Escalation Met By Engineer Intern A Current Defect, Systemic Inspection Failure Escalation Violated By Engineer Intern A Bridge Program, Timely Risk Disclosure Obligation Violated Engineer Intern A Historical Pattern Omission
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer Intern A is an unlicensed engineer in the DOT's bridge inspection program under the supervision of Engineer B
Text references
Engineer Intern A is an unlicensed engineer in the DOT's bridge inspection program under the supervision of Engineer B
Engineer Intern A observed that an inspector under the supervision of Engineer Intern A had failed to report a visibly obvious defect
Engineer Intern A reported the defect to Engineer B but did not report the fact that the defect had been visibly obvious for at least five years
Engineer Intern A reviewed the inspector's reports and photographs going back five years
TTL
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case57:Engineer_Intern_A_Bridge_Inspection_Program_Engineer_Intern a proeth:BridgeInspectionProgramEngineerIntern,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer Intern A Bridge Inspection Program Engineer Intern" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case57:Complete_and_Unfiltered_Upward_Reporting_Obligation_Violated_By_Engineer_Intern_A,
case57:Honesty_in_Professional_Representations_Invoked_For_Completeness_of_Report,
case57:Proactive_Risk_Disclosure_Invoked_For_Five_Year_Defect_History,
case57:Professional_Accountability_Invoked_For_Engineer_Intern_A_Partial_Reporting,
case57:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_By_Engineer_Intern_A_Bridge_Inspection,
case57:Systemic_Failure_Escalation_Obligation_Invoked_In_Bridge_Inspection_Program ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case57:Complete_Unfiltered_Upward_Reporting_Violated_By_Engineer_Intern_A_Bridge_Inspection,
case57:Duty_to_Report_Violated_By_Engineer_Intern_A_Omission_of_Five_Year_History,
case57:Safety_Obligation_Invoked_Engineer_Intern_A_Bridge_Defect_Five_Year_History,
case57:Subordinate_Inspector_Oversight_Defect_Escalation_Met_By_Engineer_Intern_A_Current_Defect,
case57:Systemic_Inspection_Failure_Escalation_Violated_By_Engineer_Intern_A_Bridge_Program,
case57:Timely_Risk_Disclosure_Obligation_Violated_Engineer_Intern_A_Historical_Pattern_Omission ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Unlicensed Engineer Intern', 'agency': 'State Department of Transportation', 'program': 'Bridge Inspection Program', 'supervisory_position': 'Supervises field inspectors; supervised by Engineer B PE'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Discovered that a supervised inspector had failed to report a visibly obvious concrete bridge defect for at least five years; reported the current defect to supervising PE Engineer B but omitted the critical fact that the defect had been visible and unreported for five years, constituting an incomplete and potentially misleading disclosure" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "57" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-25T21:17:28.937454+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "57" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-25T21:17:28.937454+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'employer', 'target': 'State DOT'}",
"{'type': 'supervised_by', 'target': 'Engineer B DOT Bridge Inspection Program Director PE'}",
"{'type': 'supervises', 'target': 'Bridge Inspector Field Technician'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "employer_relationship" ;
proeth:roleclass "Bridge Inspection Program Engineer Intern" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer Intern A is an unlicensed engineer in the DOT's bridge inspection program under the supervision of Engineer B" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer Intern A is an unlicensed engineer in the DOT's bridge inspection program under the supervision of Engineer B",
"Engineer Intern A observed that an inspector under the supervision of Engineer Intern A had failed to report a visibly obvious defect",
"Engineer Intern A reported the defect to Engineer B but did not report the fact that the defect had been visibly obvious for at least five years",
"Engineer Intern A reviewed the inspector's reports and photographs going back five years" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 57 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-25T21:32:46.433609"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 57 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
57
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-25T21:17:28.937454+00:00
First case
57
Generated
2026-02-25T21:17:28.937454+00:00
Attributed to
Case 57 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T21:32:46.433609
Generated by
ProEthica Case 57 Extraction