Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Maryland Workers’ Compensation and Dog Bite Injuries
If you were bitten by a dog while working in Maryland, can you seek workers’ compensation benefits? Often, workers who are commonly at risk of dog bite injuries because of the types of jobs they do can be eligible to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. While there is a common stereotype of postal workers being… Read More »
Asphalt Layers and Construction Work Injuries
Construction work in Maryland is among the most hazardous work that a person can be involved in, whether you are working as a roofer in construction, in trench and excavation work, in renovation and demolition, or in road construction. In many ways, road construction work poses some of the greatest injury risks to workers… Read More »
Construction Industry Work and the “Fatal Four”
Many industries are frequently cited at the top of “dangerous” and “hazardous” lists for jobs in America. Routinely, construction work ranks as some of the most dangerous work in Maryland and across the country. In particular, there are a few specific types of hazards that put many construction workers at risk of fatal injuries… Read More »
How Many Workdays Do I Need to Miss to Be Eligible for Workers’ Compensation?
If you were just injured at work, how long do you need to wait before you can become eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits? Many Maryland workers are under the mistaken assumption that they must suffer a very serious injury that requires a significant time away from work for medical treatment in order to… Read More »
Pediatric Hospital Worker Injuries
Employees of pediatric hospitals and children’s medical centers are at greater risk of workplace injury than employees in other types of hospital settings, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One, from the Public Library of Science. Why is work at a pediatric hospital more dangerous in terms of employee injury… Read More »
How Serious Does My Broken Bone Injury Have to Be to Obtain Workers’ Compensation?
Broken bones can result from a wide variety of accidents that can happen in many different kinds of workplaces. In professions that require physical labor and working from heights, falls can result in severe bone fractures. Yet bones can also be broken when you are working in a warehouse, in a retail store environment,… Read More »
Lower Back Injuries Among Supermarket Cashiers
Working as a supermarket cashier might seem like a relatively low-stress job that does not put workers at significant risk of injury, yet cashier injuries in retail settings are more common — and can be more severe — than you might think. As a result of job requirements that include standing at a register… Read More »
Workplace Accidents Caused By Drunk Drivers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that an average of 32 people are killed in road-related accidents each day in the United States, which averages out to approximately one drunk-driving-related death every 44 minutes. Many of those people who are injured or killed are workers — construction workers doing roadwork, delivery drivers,… Read More »
Machine Crush Injuries in the Workplace
Crush injuries are often among some of the most serious nonfatal injuries (though these injuries can also be fatal) that occur in Maryland workplaces. According to MedlinePlus and the National Library of Medicine, a crush injury is defined as a type of bodily injury in which “excessive force or pressure is put on a… Read More »
What is Sick Building Syndrome?
Have you been experiencing serious medical conditions that are preventing you from working? If you have been seeking medical attention and have recently learned that you may be suffering from something known as “sick building syndrome” or another form of occupational disease due to prolonged exposure to a hazardous material or condition, it is… Read More »
