Maryland Workers Comp

June 10, 2025

Dangerous Jobs: Maryland Fatal Occupational Injuries by Industry and Incident

They’re the backbone of our society and economy: Construction workers; transportation workers; utility workers; and other tradespeople who perform their jobs, day in and day out, so we have the things we need. Not surprisingly, these are among some of the most dangerous professions, where deadly accidents can happen in a split second — and tragically, a loved one doesn’t come home from work at the end of the day.

The Maryland Division of Labor and Industry, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), reports the most recent data for Maryland work injury fatalities. Fatal work injuries totaled 80 in 2022 for Maryland – roughly even with the statistics for 2021.

According to the fatality census results from the BLS’s Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), work-related deaths in Maryland in 2022 involve the following industries, occupations, and incidents*:

May 16, 2024

Maryland Work-Related Fatalities Update

by Jeff Butschky

No one expects their loved one to leave for work one day and never come back, or to suffer injuries or illness on the job that lead to an early death. But sadly, this is the case for some 80 workers a year in Maryland who die due to work-related injuries.

As experienced Maryland Workers Compensation attorneys, we’re well aware of the risks inherent in certain occupations, including those in the construction and transportation industries. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics breaks down its most recent data on fatal occupational injuries for Maryland as follows:

July 31, 2023

Maryland Heat and Work-Related Injuries : Stay Safe This Summer

by Jeff Butschky

Maryland and many other parts of the country are sweating under oppressive heat this summer, with Baltimore temperatures bumping up against 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the area heat index (a combination of heat and humidity) expected to reach as high as 110.

Extreme heat makes construction, landscaping, agriculture, and other outdoor work even more dangerous, as heat-related illness — which can lead to death — can overtake the body quickly. Maryland recently reported its first heat-related death of 2023; in last year’s extreme heat, our state saw five heat-related deaths.

As Maryland Workers’ Compensation lawyers, we’re concerned about the safety and well-being of all our state’s workers. Let’s take a look at what the Maryland Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) want employers and workers to know about avoiding heat illness this summer.

October 29, 2020

Maryland Workers’ Compensation Claims and COVID-19

by Jeff Butschky

The Workers Compensation Insurance Organizations (WCIO) now lists COVID-19 among its reporting codes for Occupational Disease or Cumulative Injury, describing it as “respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus.” The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) began accepting these codes on April 1, 2020, to be used for reporting any claim effective December 2019 or later.

Filing a successful Maryland Workers’ Compensation claim proving employer liability for injury or illness can be very challenging. Proving employer liability for a worker becoming ill in Maryland from COVID-19 — in the middle of a pandemic in a state with community spread — is not necessarily an open-and-shut case.