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As thanksgiving approaches, those working in poultry will be doing more than usual to meet the holiday rush. Turkeys may be flying through the processing plant, but there are some risks if workers don't get the rest they need. How can workers be protected? It starts...
Scaffolding injuries can be severe; workers who fall from scaffolding can fall several stories, and those struck by objects that fall off scaffolding could suffer traumatic brain injuries or other related injuries. Some of the most common construction accidents...
Each year, Nebraska sees too many workplace deaths, ranging from just over 30 in a year all the way to 70. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has yet to release 2015 figures, but there were 54 such deaths in the state in 2014. The agricultural industry is among the annual...
As the fall harvest arrives, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is urging anyone working with grain to be vigilant to prevent accidents from taking place on the job. Grain, when flowing, can engulf a worker in as few as five seconds. By the time a...
Farmers are being warned by the Nebraska Public Power District to be mindful of overhead power lines as they carry out their daily tasks. Keeping farming equipment away from these lines is vital, but so is knowing what to do in an emergency if contact is accidentally...
Nebraska workers can sometimes run into difficulties when they attempt to file a workers' compensations claim after getting hurt while on the job. Their employers may contest the workers' rights to pursue compensation because they doubt the veracity of the claims or...
All jobs carry certain inherent dangers, however slight, but the vast majority of workplace accidents are preventable. How safe is your job site or office? Read on to learn the top five preventable accidents in the workplace. 1. Injuries due to overexertion....
Construction workers are at high risk of getting hit by equipment or objects while at work, the National Safety Council determined and reported in their latest edition of "Injury Facts." These often-lethal events can occur during ostensibly innocuous workplace...
Try as you might, you can never unsee events after they've happened. Sometimes for veterans and first responders like police officers and firefighters, you re-see them continuously. Fortunately, as mental health stigmas are removed, the state of Nebraska now...
The condition of an ironworker who was injured on the job last month at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, which is being constructed in Omaha, has been upgraded from critical to good, the director of the zoo reported at a recent press conference. The non-fatal...