Category Archives: Workers’ Compensation
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 »
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 »
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 »
Industrial Painters and Maryland Work Injuries
All types of painters can sustain on-the-job injuries, but industrial painters often perform some of the most dangerous painting work. According to the Finishing Trades Institute, industrial painters are responsible for stripping materials, preparing, and painting large structures “such as bridges, sports stadiums, wind turbines, buildings used as power generation facilities, high-rise offices, and… Read More »
Lifting Injuries at Work
Lifting injuries on the job are common, and workers can suffer debilitating injuries that can take extended periods of time to heal. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), lifting injuries are classified as overexertion and bodily reaction injuries, meaning that they “result from excessive physical effort directed at an outside source of injury.”… Read More »
Work Injuries Involving Ladders
Whether you work in the construction industry in Maryland, in retail store stocking, warehousing, painting, maintenance, roofing, chimney cleaning and installation, landscaping, or another service profession that requires job tasks to be performed above ground level, you likely spend a significant amount of time using ladders. While many workers use ladders on a routine… Read More »
Commercial Painter Work Injuries
Commercial painters and commercial painting companies are hired to complete large-scale painting tasks for businesses and communities. They may be hired to perform substantial painting work in connection with a new construction project or a rebuild or renovation, or they may be hired to complete routine large-scale repainting jobs in schools, retail stores and… Read More »
Cold Stress Work Injuries
In the summer in Maryland, there are often conversations about heat-related stress and heat-related injuries that can harm workers who are primarily outdoors. Heat-related injuries can also impact certain types of indoor workers regardless of the season, such as those who work in kitchens or those who work in certain types of factory environments…. Read More »
