Category: Workplace Accidents

A number of Maryland workers have been hurt in a Baltimore County jobsite accident. According to officials, a building collapsed on the property of the old Bethlehem Steel plant. Several workers were injured by the falling debris that resulted from the collapse. According to the fire department, construction crews...

Readers in Maryland may have been injured at work before, so you know what it's like to have to request funds from workers' compensation and other sources. When you're injured on the job, the last thing you want to happen is for that compensation not to arrive on time. Of course, with...

Working in construction can be dangerous; there are large tools, heavy equipment, powerful vehicles and sometimes dangerous conditions. Maryland-based readers may have heard about three people who were hurt in a workplace accident during a collapse at a Boston construction site. A March 20 report claims that the accident resulted...

When you're hurt at work, you deserve to have your medical needs taken care of. As a truck driver, you can be injured on the job in a variety of ways, and many people don't think about trucks as being a work space. It is, though, and if you're hurt...

Sometimes, workplace accidents can result in serious injuries or death. In this report about a workplace accident in Maryland from Jan. 17, federal officials reported the death of a man who became caught in machinery while he was working. According to the story, the 35-year-old was cleaning a shellfish-shucking machine...

Workplace accidents happen, but when they are caused by neglect or safety problems, you may be able to seek additional compensation to help you cover the costs associated with your injuries. A workplace accident could leave you injured and unable to work; you shouldn't have to worry about your finances...

Finding out that your loved one has passed away is hard under any circumstances. Finding out that the death was because of a workplace accident adds, even more, difficulty to the situation. After your loved one has been laid to rest, it might be possible to take legal action to receive compensation...

In Maryland, a workplace accident can be the result of many problems on site. In a recent news release from Oct. 31, a man was injured by a skid loader that fell on him while he was working in a trench in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Although this didn't happen nearby, it's fair...

A worker in Bethesda was killed on September 16th when he became pinned between an excavator and a home. The accident occurred at 8:35 a.m. Though fellow construction workers attempted to free the man from his predicament, the worker later succumbed to his injuries at Suburban Hospital. Two other workers were injured...

Whether in Maryland or elsewhere, pretty much anything can happen while working on the job, especially with heavy equipment around. Malfunctioning machinery and falls can, unfortunately, be all-too-common happenstances. However, every once in a while a workplace accident will occur that is both completely unexpected and defies all logic, even...