Blog
Two people died and a third person was injured in a fiery crash in Abingdon, Maryland. The car accident occurred about 2 a.m. when a box truck traveling north on Interstate 95 hit a Lexus driven by a 31-year-old Abingdon man A Maryland State Police trooper happened upon the scene of the accident and pulled the three […]
Expectant mothers in Maryland and throughout the United States who take antidepressants during pregnancy could put their babies at risk for birth injuries or pre-term birth, or they even could suffer a miscarriage, said a newly issued report. The report, published in the journal “Human Reproduction,” said women who take the popular selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors put […]
A former National Football League punter can now receive workers’ compensation payments from the state of Maryland, the Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled. The man played for the NFL’s Washington franchise, which has its corporate offices and practice facilities in Virginia. However, the team plays its home games in Landover, Maryland. The team had […]
The number of teenagers in Maryland and throughout the U.S. who wear bike helmets on a regular basis is almost zero, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That contributes to thousands of personal injuries each year. In fact, doctors in emergency rooms see 153,000 children each year, treating them for head injuries sustained while […]
The number of workers hurt on the job in companies in Maryland and the United States in 2011 amounted to 3.5 cases per 100 workers of full-time equivalency, a federal survey reports. In all, private employers said nearly 3 million nonfatal illnesses and injuries attributed to conditions in the workplace that occurred last year, according to estimates […]
A 28-year-old off-duty police officer was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Clinton, Maryland recently. The early results of the investigation showed that the driver of a SUV caused the crash. Police said the driver, a 61-year-old woman, will be charged in the death of the Prince George’s County officer, though the exact charges were not […]
The story of a 2011 birth will frighten expectant mothers from Maryland and throughout the United States. It is a case that led to birth injuries so severe that the baby did not survive. Now, the parents of the baby boy have sued two obstetricians for causing the wrongful death of their son. The parents of […]
The Maryland State Highway Administration will review the report regarding a fatal motor vehicle accident to determine if a Gaithersburg intersection could use a safety upgrade. The response is in reaction to a Sept. 23 accident that left a 69-year-old woman dead and the 77-year-old driver critically injured. Some residents of the area said the woman might […]
Employees in Maryland and across the U.S. who suffer from insomnia make nearly 275,000 mistakes each year that can cause them or their co-workers to get hurt on the job. Additionally, the lack of sleep can lead to more than $30 billion in lost productivity because of workplace mistakes and accidents. This figure is according to […]
In a bit of good news for workers in Maryland and across the country, the number of workers across the United States who die after being hurt on the job has fallen steadily during the past decade, largely due to employers, industry groups and workers having committed to a safer workplace, an expert said. In 2011, […]