Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the United States, and Maryland construction site accidents result in thousands of serious injuries and fatalities every year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides safety practices and regulations to mitigate the danger in these workplaces. These regulations provide mandatory…
Expert testimony is essential in many Maryland car accident cases. Under Maryland law, expert testimony may be admissible if the court rules that the expert testimony will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to decide a fact at issue in the case. Under Rule 5-702, a…
In Maryland, plaintiffs in personal injury cases need to prove four things to be successful: the defendant had a duty of care; the defendant breached that duty through an act or an omission; the defendant’s breach was the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries; and real damages were sustained. These…
Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued an opinion in a personal injury case brought by a man whose finger was severed while working with a construction loader. The lawsuit was filed against the company that leased the loader to his employer and required the court to determine whether…
A recent District of Columbia federal district court case, Bell v. BUILDERS, Dist. Ct., Dist. Col. (2013), gives a helpful overview of the concept of Assumption of Risk as it relates to personal injury claims. Construction had begun in February of 2009, and plaintiff elected to remain in her house…
Howard County police have released information regarding the traffic accident that left one 40 year old highway worker from Baltimore dead. Police say the man, who was a state highway contractor, was closing a lane of state Route 216 in the Scaggsville area when he was hit by a Chevrolet…
A 61-year-old man was involved in a tragic accident that occurred at the Fred Weber rock quarry in Maryland Heights Missouri last Wednesday, which left the man dead. He was a 24-year veteran with the company. According to reports, at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday March 27, a routine rock-blasting…
A 27-year-old worker was killed and another man hurt in a Maryland construction accident on Friday. The incident took place at a work site at the Arundel Mills Mall lot. According to officials, Leon Ray Sax was killed when a precast concrete wall collapsed. He had been standing in a…
Many Maryland work zone accidents are avoidable, as long as workers, motorists, and contracting companies take the necessary precautions. For example, contractors need to make sure that construction zones are well marked and easily visibly. Workers should undergo safety training, be given the tools they need to make their work…
In Anne Arundel County, a crane operator suffered serious injuries when he was crushed by falling machinery. The Maryland crane accident occurred last Thursday in Annapolis at a development where another worker got hurt in a similar accident in 2008. The worker, 46, was sitting in the crane’s compartment and…