Category Archives: Workers’ Compensation
What Do Ergonomics Have to Do with Work Injuries?
What are ergonomics, and what do they have to do with workplace injuries? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ergonomics is a term that is used to describe “the design of work tasks to best suit the capabilities of workers.” In effect, ergonomics is a practice of preventing and reducing… Read More »
Hearing Loss at Work – What Compensation Are You Entitled To?
Many different types of work-related injuries and exposures can result in permanent and total disabilities. Sometimes workers sustain an immediate, traumatic injury that results in an amputation or the permanent loss of use of a specific body part. In other circumstances, longer term and repeated exposures over time may also result in permanent and… Read More »
Head Injuries in Maryland Workplaces
Head trauma, and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in particular, can occur in various types of work environments in Maryland. In professions and industries where employees are required to work from heights, such as in construction work or maintenance work, head injuries can be especially common. Brain injuries can also happen somewhat regularly in work… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation Schedule in Maryland for Amputation Injuries
Serious workplace injuries can result in limb amputations. Sometimes these accidents result in traumatic amputations, which Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation defined as “an injury to an extremity that results in immediate separation of the limb or will result in loss of the limb as a result of an accident.” Workplace accidents can also… Read More »
Injuries Among Pharmacy Workers
Employees in any type of retail or health care environment in Maryland can be exposed to a wide range of work hazards, whether they are working at a hospital, grocery store, drugstore, a clothing store, or a warehouse club store. Some types of workers at these retail stores, however, are exposed to more kinds… Read More »
Injuries Common Among Workers in the Food Supply Chain
From trucking and transportation to warehousing to stocking in grocery stores in Maryland, working in the food supply chain is dangerous work. According to a study conducted by researchers at Penn State University, “workers tasked with moving products in the immense US food system are at high risk of serious injury,” and many of… Read More »
What Does “No Fault” Mean for Your Work Injury Claim?
If you were recently injured at work or while performing an off-site work job, you may have started looking into the Maryland workers’ compensation system and learned that it is a “no fault” system. What does “no fault” mean for your work injury claim? Our Maryland workers’ compensation lawyers can explain in more detail… Read More »
Can Cold Weather Cause Compensable Work Injuries?
Many different kinds of workers in Maryland must work outdoors in extreme temperatures or conditions, and many other workers have duties that require them to be outdoors and subject to the hazards associated with cold weather in the winter or high heat in the summer. If you were injured at your workplace and cold… Read More »
Lumbar Injuries and Maryland Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Workers in Maryland can sustain various kinds of musculoskeletal injuries on the job, and these injuries can range widely in terms of their severity. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), back injuries are among the most commonly reported source of nonfatal injuries that result in missed workdays and workers’ compensation claims…. Read More »
Work Accidents and Thoracic Spine Injuries
None of us leave for work with the expectation that we will suffer an avoidable and serious work injury. Yet various kinds of workplace accidents occur with regularity, and these accidents can lead to severe harm. Back injuries are among the most common types of workplace injury resulting in missed workdays for employees in… Read More »
