Category: Workplace Accidents

An on-the-job accident is not only problematic for the employees who are hurt by it, but it is also problematic for the business. When injured employees are no longer able to perform their job duties, this cuts into business productivity as workflow has to be re-routed and more pressure is put on...

After you're injured in a construction accident, it's important that your health is taken seriously. There's little room in your life for weeks upon end of negotiating or tactics being used to prevent you from getting the money you need. You've already suffered a serious injury and all the stress and anxiety...

If you work a job that puts you in harm's way often, then you know that injury is a risk you face every day on the job. In an industrial field, you could face lacerations; in the police force, you could risk being shot. Firefighters and others understand that their jobs are...

Workers' compensation is extremely helpful for injured Maryland workers, so they can pay for medical care to get better and get back on the job again. However, there is one kind of injury that could prove more challenging to get workers' compensation benefits for injuries related to pre-existing conditions. A lot of...

Most seriously injured workers in the state of Maryland have the ability to pursue workers' compensation benefits. The most important question that an injured worker wants to know the answer of relating to workers' compensation is what his or her benefits will likely include. To get a sense of what the answer...

It is easy for a slip and fall accident to happen at a Maryland construction site and it can literally happen to anyone. Construction sites are filled with dust, debris and other obstacles that can cause even the most careful person to slip, trip or fall. Even worse, when a multi-story building,...

Aerial lift vehicles are of the most commonly used items at many construction and industrial work sites throughout Maryland. Sometimes called cherry pickers, boom trucks or scissor lifts, the one thing these devices have in common is they are used to elevate workers and equipment high above the ground. Usually, in order...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration was designed to uphold various laws and regulations for the workplace. These regulations help keep workplaces safer, so you have a lower risk of being hurt on the job. Employers in particular have a responsibility to uphold the regulations and laws given to them by OSHA.

Imagine working as a train conductor on a railway system. You are limited to staying on the railroad tracks, and you have speeds that you're aiming to keep. Crossing signals indicate when you're going to be entering a crossroads, so drivers should be aware that you're coming down the track.

Workers' compensation laws can make it difficult to understand what you're entitled to, but most of the time, your injuries are going to be covered by the insurance. Not all injuries are covered; in fact, in Maryland, an employee is only covered when the event is "an accidental personal injury rising out...