Author Archives: Jay Butchko
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 »
Needle Stick Injuries and Hospital Workers
Health care workers, especially those in hospital settings, are at risk of a wide range of injuries based on the specific requirements of their job. For example, an emergency department nurse will be at risk of types and rates of injuries that differ from custodial workers in hospitals. Even within the same profession, setting… Read More »
Hospital Workers and Lifting Injuries
Musculoskeletal injuries, or musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), are among the most common injuries affecting health care workers, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In hospital settings, nurses and nursing assistants are at particularly high risk of MSDs due to lifting and moving patients. Indeed, OSHA reports that these hospital and health care… Read More »
Common Workplace Injury Risks for Baggage Handlers
Baggage handlers at airports have jobs that require a wide range of hazardous tasks, and they frequently sustain injuries on the job. Some of these injuries result from repetitive movements or as a result of overexertion, while other types of injuries are traumatic and occur almost instantaneously in serious accidents. Many of these injuries… Read More »
Which Workers Are at Highest Risk of Injuries Due to Violence?
In Maryland workplaces, a majority of employee injuries result from safety issues and negligent acts or omissions. Yet in some cases, workers sustain severe and sometimes fatal injuries due to workplace violence. Maryland workers’ compensation law requires injuries to be “accidental” in order for them to be compensable through the state’s workers’ compensation system,… Read More »
Construction Injuries Affecting Carpenters
Carpenters and workers doing carpentry work are necessary on a wide range of construction projects, including residential and commercial properties that are new builds as well as remodels. While carpenters are essential for many aspects of construction work, these jobs can also be dangerous and are associated with various injury risks. According to data… Read More »
Which Types of Retail Jobs Are the Most Dangerous?
In retail work, there are many different types of positions and work requirements. Accordingly, employees in retail jobs may perform a wide range of tasks themselves, or they may have job-related tasks that are significantly different from other retail employees who work in specific jobs or areas that are different from their own. Regardless… Read More »
Vehicle Accident Injuries and Workers’ Compensation: What to Know
Motor vehicle accident injuries are common, and they often impact workers. Yet whether or not injuries in a vehicle accident — from a truck accident to a passenger car crash — are compensable through the workers’ compensation system depends on whether the injury arose out of the person’s employment and occurred in the course… Read More »
Gender and Workplace Injuries
Is gender a predictive factor in workplace accidents? According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Safety Council (NSC), both men and women experience serious and fatal workplace injuries, yet the types of injuries and rates at which they experience them do vary. While the statistical distinctions may have… Read More »
Injuries in the Most Dangerous Types of Construction Work
Nearly all types of construction work in Maryland come with some injury risks, but certain construction jobs are more hazardous than others. Compared to other states, Maryland has a lower rate of workplace injuries in general. That data also applies to construction, meaning that construction workers in Maryland suffer fewer nonfatal and fatal injuries… Read More »
