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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...
Workplace accidents can happen anywhere, but they are significantly more likely to occur when the work involves manual and powered hand tools. Hand tools are capable of doing great damage to property and severely injuring or even killing workers if they are not...
Nebraska's Governor Pete Ricketts had to postpone Thursday's town hall meeting in Lexington in order for him to speak to some of the corrections officers who were hurt in a recent disturbance at Lincoln Correctional Center. A total of nine COs suffered injuries in the...
Over the past few weeks, there have been several deadly motorcycle accidents in the Omaha area. While not all accidents are avoidable, there are things that both motorcyclists and automobile drivers can do to be a lot safer on the road. This posting discusses some...
Regardless of your position or responsibilities, you realize that you could be injured on the job at some point. This holds true even if you hold an office job in which you are not required to take part in physical activity on a regular basis. Here are some of the...
Workers are entitled to a safe workplace under current state and federal regulations. Employers are obligated to provide safe working conditions for their employees, and if they do not, workers can report any violations to the Occupational Safety and Health...