If you are a Nebraska worker who gets hurt on the job, you may have questions about the eligibility requirements for workers compensation benefits. Below are some general guidelines for workers. Under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, workers may be eligible for...
Month: June 2016
Crane accidents endanger workers lives
Statistics provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that in one 14-year period in the United States, 323 construction workers died in 307 separate incidents involving cranes. Those figures average out to a rate of 22 construction worker deaths each year....
Still significant safety concerns for meat processing workers
Meat processing is a serious and sometimes difficult job. It can also a be a dangerous occupation, because it involves heavy machinery and sharp blades along with chemicals and other hazards. Without the proper safety protocols, it can be surprisingly easy to get...
Falls a danger in many work environments
Falls in occupational settings are a significant hazard. Falls may occur simply by an employee walking and stumbling, or a fall may take place when the worker is trying to accomplish a task like changing a light fixture using a ladder. Still other falls may wind up in...
Danger in the meat processing industry
If you work in the meatpacking or processing industries, you expect to work around blood. However, most employees don't expect it to be their own. Yet the meat processing industry is fraught with dangers to workers, as was documented in a 2005 report by the General...
