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Workers’ Compensation Injuries

If it happened on the job, workers’ compensation entitles you to benefits for many different kinds of injuries.  These injuries can be for individual happenings like breaks, sprains, back issues, shoulder injuries, amputations, and other traumas.  The injuries can also be for ongoing issues like occupational disease, heart issues, various cancers, mesothelioma, hearing loss, stress, and more.

The articles below contain a wealth of information about workers’ compensation injuries.  If you any questions related to the articles, or related to workers’ comp injuries, please don’t hesitate to contact us below.  You may also use our workers’ compensation calculator to get a rough estimate of your award.

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – PTSD

  Under the Workers’ Compensation Law of Maryland on Labor and Employment, employees may be compensated for accidental personal injuries or occupational diseases as a result of their employment.Developments in recognizing and treating disorders such as PTSD have led to changes in workers’ compensation laws.PTSD, while not considered an accidental personal injury, may fall under the […]

• Mesothelioma and Workers’ Compensation

  Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a devastating disease, not only debilitating the lungs, but debilitating families as well.  Many employees were exposed to asbestos via their employers. Mesothelioma is cancer of the mesothelium, which is the membrane covering most of the body’s internal organs.  Although not all mesothelioma cases arise from exposure to asbestos in the work […]

• Kinds of Injuries Covered by Workers’ Comp

  What Kind of Injuries are Covered by Workers’ Comp In Maryland workers’ compensation law, virtually any injury can be covered by workers’ comp benefits.  The issue isn’t the nature of the injury, the issue is whether the injury occurred at such a time and place that allowed it to be covered by workers’ compensation.  For […]

• Hernias

  Unlike other injuries, there are certain rules with respect to medical care and compensation for hernias.  The Workers’ Compensation Act devoted an entire separate section just to hernias.  Additionally, unlike other injuries, a hernia may be compensable even though it did not result from an accidental injury, but merely from a strain arising out of […]

• Occupational Diseases

  In Maryland, workers’ compensation law is clear that a work-related injury or disablement is either an accidental injury or an occupational disease. The injury cannot fall in between the two categories and it cannot fall into both categories. For an occupational disease, the claimant must file a claim with the Commission within two years from […]

• Hearing Loss – Occupational Deafness

  Covered employees who may experience occupational deafness, i.e., compensable hearing loss, are generally those employees who are exposed to harmful noise while at work. This could include police officers, firefighters, or factory workers, to name a few. A covered employee who suffers from occupational deafness is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. In order to determine […]

• Top Ten Most Highly Valued Workplace Injuries

  The most recent information from the 2011 fiscal year states that the top ten body parts disabled include the lower back, shoulder, knees, neck, legs, hands, arms, feet, spinal cord, and ankle. The chart below indicates how many weeks of paid compensation each of these body parts were granted. 1-74 Weeks 75-249 Weeks Over 249 […]

• Shoulder

  Shoulder Injuries Workers’ compensation shoulder injuries are relatively common amongst workplace injuries.  When you think about it, most lifting, reaching, hammering, cutting, etc involves the shoulder.  These injuries can be immensely painful.  The law recognizes how important shoulder injuries can be for an injured worker.  The shoulder injury is virtually the only injury where the […]

• Soft Tissue Injuries

  What are soft tissue injuries and what are some examples? Soft tissue injuries can come from every day activities and result in damage to your tendons, ligaments, and muscles.  A soft tissue injury could result from one episode, such as a sudden fall, trip, slip or blow to the body.  Soft Tissue injuries can also […]

• Back Injuries

  Back injuries are the most common workplace injuries in Maryland, according to the Comp Pinkbook, a statistical analysis of a year and a half worth of PPD stipulations and final settlement awards. Of the nearly 25,000 specific awards during that period, just back awards accounted for fully 3,358.  This equaled over $75,000,000 paid out to […]

• Value of Shoulder Cases

  How Much is a Shoulder Injury Worth? According to the Comp Pinkbook, shoulder injuries are the second most common workplace injuries in Maryland.  Between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, there were 1,990 awards for shoulder injuries, amounting to over $50.5 million paid out to workers with shoulder injuries.  Many common tasks can stress the shoulder […]

• Value of Neck Injuries

  How Much is Workers’ Compensation Neck Injury Worth? Neck pain is a common workplace complaint. Serious neck pain can limit your ability to move your head and can limit your ability to do your job. Neck injuries in the workplace can result from a single accident or may be caused by performing the same task […]

• Value of Hand Cases

  How much is a Work-Related Hand Injury Worth? Between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012, hands were the fourth most frequently injured body part at work in Maryland, according to the Comp Pinkbook. During that period, there were 1,125 awards for hand injuries, totaling over $11.4 million paid to workers with hand injuries.  The […]

• Value of Leg Injuries in Workers’ Comp Cases

  How much is a Work-Related Leg Injury Worth? Leg injuries can really impact a person’s mobility and ability to function. In occupations where workers spend considerable amounts of time on their feet, a serious leg injury may even prevent even someone from returning to work in the same field. Leg injuries can develop over time […]

• Value of Back Injury Cases

  Value of Back Injury Cases in Workers’ Compensation A back injury is one of the most difficult injuries to quantify in Maryland workers’ comp. The back injury can be severe, all the way up to paralysis. It can also be minor, something as little as a mild strain, warranting a day or two off of […]

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  Can Carpal Tunnel be a Workers’ Comp Injury? Carpal tunnel can indeed be a work-related injury.  However, carpal tunnel cases are typically not simple, easy workers’ comp cases.  They are what’s known as an occupational condition.  You are strongly advised to have an attorney to help you deal with any carpal tunnel issue before Maryland’s Workers’ […]