An on-the-job accident at a cement plant in Union Bridge, Maryland, yesterday has left a 46-year-old worker seriously injured. According to reports from ABC 2 News, the incident took place around 2:00 p.m. at the Lehigh Portland Cement Company located on Quaker Hill Road.

Reports from deputies with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department indicate that the victim was lying on the ground, fixing a piece of monitoring equipment underneath a conveyor belt in the yard of the plant. That is when a forklift backed over the man, causing serious injuries to his legs and lower torso.

The victim was transported by Maryland State Police Medvac helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where he remains in serious condition.

“While our first priority is the well-being and recovery of our employee, we are working closely with authorities to investigate the accident and determine what happened.” said plant manager Kent Martin.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Carroll County Deputies both have investigations into the incident that remain ongoing.

The National Safety Council estimates that the cost of the average work-related injury to be around $53,000, while a work-related death will have a total bill of around $1,330,000.

These high costs are why the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Lawyers with ChasenBoscolo work with accident victims to help them get what they need in order to move forward with life following a serious injury.

While most doctors have their patient’s best interests in mind, a new study shows that they may not always be completely honest with their patients. An article released by NBC-Washington says that a new survey of doctors across the country shows many admitting to lying to patients.

The survey was conducted by Harvard Medical School researcher, Dr. Lisa Lezzoni, and was published in this past month’s Health Affairs. She and her team compiled data pulled from 1,891 doctors who were surveyed and had some startling discoveries.

They discovered that approximately one-third of all physicians did not agree with fully disclosing serious medical mistakes to patients because of fear of having a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against them. Also, 40 percent of the physicians surveyed did not feel they needed to disclose their relationships and financial backing that comes from drug and medical device manufacturers.

Just over 10 percent of the doctors admitted to telling a patient something that wasn’t necessarily true in the past year.

The research team concluded that the findings raise concerns that patients may not be getting accurate information from their doctors in order to make an unbiased, educated decision on their healthcare.

The Washington, DC medical malpractice attorneys with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers believe that doctors should be completely honest with their patients. If you have been injured as a result of a doctor’s dishonesty, contact an experienced attorney today.

A faulty furnace caused one family of five to be hospitalized early Tuesday morning in Fort Washington, Maryland. According to reports from MY FOX DC, the family is listed in critical condition after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning in their home.

Doctors were already treating one of the children that morning at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, for what at that time was an unknown condition. They discovered high levels of carbon monoxide in the child’s blood and immediately called for police and rescue units to do a welfare check at the home.

There, police found the other four members of the family unconscious. Helicopters were able to transport the victims to a Baltimore Hospital where they remain under doctor’s care.

Furnaces can easily cause a home to fill with the poisonous gas when combustion gases–or the leftover waste gas from heating your home–does not get properly ventilated out of your home.

To reduce the chances of this happening, make sure flues and chimneys are not blocked, and check for rust and cracks. Soot could also be a sign of combustion leakage.

If a faulty product of some kind has injured you, or a loved one, the Maryland defective product lawyers with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers are here to help you get what you need in order to get back on your feet again. Contact an experienced attorney today.

Justice will not come for one Maryland family until a state drunk driving liability law is changed. According to NBC 4 News-Washington, the parents of a 10-year-old girl who was killed by an over served bar patron who drove home after having 18 drinks, cannot file a $3.25 million lawsuit against the bar that over served the drunk driver because state law protects bars from being held liable for drunk driving accidents.

The accident happened in December of 2010, when a driver left the Dogfish Head Ale House in Gaithersburg, Maryland, after consuming large amounts of alcohol. Just after getting onto I-270 though, he collided with a Jeep. The crash killed the young girl riding in that vehicle.

Despite the upsetting decision Friday by the judge ruling to uphold the law, he did write a recommendation that the court of appeals examine the case further. The court of appeals could then overturn the decision, allowing victim’s families to hold an establishment accountable for over serving patrons when injury or wrongful death results.

The Maryland wrongful death attorneys with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers understand the importance of being able to prove liability in a wrongful death case. If you have lost a loved one because of someone else’s mistake, we may be able to help. Contact an experienced attorney today.

The man responsible for hitting and killing an 8-year-old boy in Alexandria, Virginia, Sunday afternoon, as well as severely injuring the boy’s mother, was due in court today to face charges of DUI Manslaughter and other crimes. Reports from ABC 7 News say the accident took place as the woman and boy walked westbound along Duke Street.

The Alexandria Police Department reported that the 22-year-old driver had a blood alcohol level of 0.15%, nearly double the legal limit, when he veered his 1994 Honda Accord of the right side of the road, just before the I-395 overpass. It was there that he struck the young boy and his mother. The child was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, while his mother suffered broken legs and a fractured pelvis. She was taken to INOVA Fairfax Hospital, where she was last listed in stable condition.

The driver remained at the scene of the crash and was arrested after failing field sobriety tests.

A judge ruled this morning that the driver would be held without bond until a trial can begin February 13. He will then face not only the DUI manslaughter charge, but also charges of DUI maiming, reckless driving and driving without a license following an investigation.

The Washington, D.C. Wrongful Death Attorneys with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers understand the difficulties families face after losing a loved one to an untimely accident caused by another person’s negligence. We’re here to help.

In the past two months, the Swiss drug maker, Novartis, has been plagued with problems ranging from deadly side effects of new drugs to dangerous mix-ups in the manufacturing and packaging of medications.

The reports began in December of 2011 when a 59-year-old multiple sclerosis patient dropped dead after taking his first dose of a trial medication, Gilenya. An article by Reuters said that the patient was monitored for six hours after taking the medication with no incident. The drug company stated that the drug is known to slow the heartbeat, but returns to normal after several hours. The investigation into determining the cause of death in the patient is still ongoing.

Just as the media attention surrounding the patient’s death began to die off, the company was broadsided by another harmful mistake, this time in the manufacturing of old drugs. 9 News Now reported yesterday that the company had recalled certain drugs in response to a mix-up at a Lincoln, Nebraska, manufacturing facility that may have accidentally packaged prescription painkillers into bottles of several over-the-counter medications. Officials believe that opioid painkillers, such as Percocet, Endocet, Opana and Zydone may have accidentally been packaged in bottles of Excedrin, Gas-X, Bufferin and NoDoz.

The Maryland drug injury lawyers with ChasenBoscolo would like to pass on the advice given by the drug’s manufacturer to confirm that all medications recently purchased are correctly packaged by comparing the pills in the bottle to the picture on the outside label.

Alcohol is being blamed for an accident in Bethesda, Maryland, that took the lives of two young people and injured three others on New Years Day. According to WUSA 9 News, the car crash happened at around 3:00 AM Sunday along the westbound lanes of Jones Bridge Road.

Neighbors said they thought it was an explosion or a roof collapse that they heard when the driver of the 2007 White Chevy Trailblazer, driven by a 22-year-old man, left the road and went over a sidewalk and down an embankment. The SUV crashed through a fence before hitting a large tree head-on. A 20-year-old male in the front passenger seat was instantly killed in the crash, along with an 18-year-old girl who was in the rear passenger seat.

Two other passengers in the vehicle suffered non-life threatening injuries and were taken to nearby Suburban Hospital for treatment. The driver of the vehicle was critically injured in the crash and was airlifted to Shock Trauma in Baltimore to receive treatment. Charges are pending against the driver once he is released.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle accidents are the single leading cause of death for American teenagers. Of those accidents, they say that 60 percent were alcohol related.

The Maryland auto accident attorneys with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers would like to urge parents to talk to their teens about the dangers of not only driving drunk, but also riding in a car with someone who has been drinking.

A two-alarm fire in a Baltimore, Maryland, home business sent one woman to the hospital early this morning. According to WBALTV 11 News, the fire broke out around 2:45 AM in one of the buildings along East 25 Street, in the Charles village area.

Firefighters said they arrived at the scene to find smoke rising from the lower floors of the building. After their arrival, the fire spread through the duct work throughout the building to the upper floors.

Baltimore City Fire Department spokesperson Chief Kevin Cartwright stated that two occupants were in the building at the time of the fire. One man was able to escape the blaze uninjured, while a woman suffered smoke related injuries. She was taken to shock trauma to be treated for smoke inhalation. Investigators do not suspect foul play was a cause of the fire.

A new study on smoke inhalation has showed that it can result in delayed pulmonary complications. The more concerning discovery, though, was that the most common cause of death in burn units across the country is now respiratory failure.

The Maryland fire and burn injury lawyers with ChasenBoscolo are compassionate to each fire and burn injury client’s needs and fight to get them the care they require in order to live a productive life after the fire. If you or a family member has been injured in a fire, contact an experienced attorney today for a free initial consultation.

The search is still on for a 25-year-old man who went missing in the Chesapeake Bay after his sailboat capsized near Sandy Point State Park. According to NBC-Washington, two other individuals were on the boat when it went down. One was a 40-year-old man who died shortly after being pulled form the frigid waters by Coast Guard Rescue Crews. The other was a 25-year-old woman who survived, but required treatment for hypothermia.

It was around 2:30 p.m. last Saturday when rescuers received a Mayday call from the boat saying that it was taking on water. When rescuers found the quickly sinking sailboat, only the middle-aged man and woman were found. The woman was treated for hypothermia by paramedics and released, while the man was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center where he later died. The victims told crews there was another 25-year-old man with them when the boat went down. This information prompted a search of the area involving five different departments over a 62-square-mile area.

The search was called off Sunday due to bad weather, but promptly picked up Monday when the weather cleared.

All three victims were wearing life jackets at the time of the accident.

The Maryland Maritime Injury Attorneys with ChasenBoscolo say that wearing a life preserver is the best way to protect yourself from harm when on a boat. In fact, the Coast Guard says capsizing and falls overboard are the most reported types of fatal accidents, accounting for 59 percent of all boating fatalities.

A construction crew foreman was injured Tuesday morning after being knocked into a trench at a work site in Montgomery County, Maryland. According to NBC-Washington, the accident occurred at Washington Grove Road and Mid-County Highway.

Reports indicate that just before 9:00 AM, a Ride-On bus was passing the construction zone when it struck a construction barrel. The barrel in turn hit the foreman who toppled into the 16-foot roadside ditch.

Rescuers pulled the worker out from the ditch safely using a basket and crane. The man was then transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was called to the scene to investigate the accident alongside Montgomery County Sheriffs, who are working to determine if any charges will be placed against the bus driver.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says that although the number of fatal accidents in the construction industry declined in 2010, the industry still ranked as the most deadly in the nation. In 2010, 530 construction workers died on-the-job, down from 621 the year before.

The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Attorneys with ChasenBoscolo say that workers injured on-the-job need to file an insurance claim in order to receive benefits compensation. Often times though, the insurance company does not offer you a settlement for the amount of money you need. That is when you should contact an experienced attorney to fight for you!