Maryland Car Accident Attorney Blog
Vehicle accidents can and do occur everyday in Maryland. Whether you live in Baltimore, Annapolis, Owings Mills or the D.C. area, being hit or injured by any vehicle can cause serious physical harm and sometimes fatal injuries. Construction machinery in particular is dangerous and U.S. Government’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has strict guidelines designed to improve the working conditions of men and women across the country.
As a Maryland automobile injury attorney, I read daily of accidents, car crashes and truck wrecks that leave passengers and pedestrians alike in physical pain that can last for year. According to a recent article, a highway construction worker was seriously injured when an excavating machine hit him, injuring his leg and sending him to the hospital.
The accident happened at the intersection of intersection of Md. 17 and Md. 180 just after 3pm on January 5. The man was apparently working in a ditch when someone or something released a safety interlock on a piece of excavating machinery. The equipment may have rolled forward or somehow landed on the man’s leg.
According to the Maryland State Police, emergency personnel arrived at the scene and rendered treatment, after which the unidentified worked was flown to the R Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. He was admitted to the facility a serious leg injury. Based on the news reports, the Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health service is investigating the case.
Highway construction worker hurt in accident, Herald-Mail.com, January 6, 2010