Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Debris Chutes and Construction Worker Injuries
Potential injury hazards exist across most construction sites in Maryland. While the risk of getting hurt on a construction job can be reduced by using proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and following safety regulations, accidents and injuries can still happen. One structure that can lead to injuries on construction sites, especially those in which… Read More »
Laser Plume Injuries in Hospitals and Outpatient Surgery Centers
Hospital workers and outpatient surgery employees who are involved in surgical procedures can sustain harm from a particular kind of injury that others in the health care industry are not exposed to on a routine basis. Specifically, members of a surgical team can be exposed to something known as a laser or electrosurgery plume,… Read More »
What Are Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits?
After a workplace injury in Maryland, you may be eligible to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. Whether or not you are eligible to receive benefits will depend upon whether you can show that your injury arose out of your employment and occurred in the course of your employment. If you can meet those requirements —… Read More »
Hernias and Maryland Workers’ Compensation
Hernias can be devastating injuries, and they occur more often than you might think in a wide range of industries in Maryland. Depending on the severity of the hernia, a person may realize they have an injury immediately, or the nature of the injury may become clearer over time. According to the Cleveland Clinic,… Read More »
What is Occupational Deafness?
Maryland workers in certain types of jobs are subject to regular noises and vibrations that can affect their hearing. Depending on the severity and frequency of an employee’s exposure, they can experience occupational hearing loss and, in some cases, occupational deafness. Occupational hearing loss and deafness result from damage to a person’s inner ear,… Read More »
Temporary, Total, Partial, and Permanent Disability
When a worker gets injured on the job in Maryland, that worker may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. Whether you are working in a retail store, in construction, in health care, or any other number of industries, your injuries may be compensable if they can show that their injury was arising out of… Read More »
Most Common Injuries Affecting Airline Ground Crews
Airline ground crews perform some of the most dangerous work in the country, including at airports in Maryland. There are many different types of jobs that can fit into the broader classification of “ground crew,” and some are more hazardous than others. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cites a range of work performed by… Read More »
How Do Hospital Workers Suffer Back Injuries?
Back injuries can happen in almost any type of job in Maryland, in nearly any field or industry. Yet back injuries are more common in some professions than in others. In particular, health care workers in hospital settings are especially prone to suffering back injuries. These injuries can affect different parts of the back,… Read More »
Understanding Work Injuries Impacting Construction Laborers and Helpers
Large-scale construction jobs in Maryland require many different types of construction workers to get the job done. There are construction project managers, general contractors, foremen, surveyors, architects and engineers, roofers, painters, carpenters, crane operators, masons, ironworkers, plumbers, electricians, pipefitters, and general construction laborers and helpers. Whenever a person is completing tasks on a construction… Read More »
Fatal Workplace Injuries Among Health Care Workers
Hospital workers of all types are often at greater risk of injury than workers in other fields or industries, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The majority of these injuries result from a handful of “well-known hazards,” OSHA explains, citing overexertion injuries, slips and falls, bruises and fractures, cuts and punctures,… Read More »
