Lincoln Workers' Compensation And Personal Injury Blog

Millions of truckers haul their cargo in big rigs across the country. Many of them travel from logistics companies in Nebraska. If this is the manner in which you earn your living, you will know that you have to consider more than the threat of crashes every time you embark on a trip that will take you across state lines. Occupational hazards in this job include a range of work-related injuries and illnesses.

Safety authorities list transportation and material handling as one of the most hazardous fields of employment. Many of the risks you face can cause long-term health problems, and some are life-threatening.

After a serious workplace accident, it appears that a worker is suffering from a spinal injury. Maybe it was a workplace fall or an accident with heavy machinery. No matter how it happened, this is a very significant injury and their future could depend on how people around them react.

Here are five key tips to keep in mind:

1. First, those offering first aid should call 911 as soon as possible. Minutes matter. Seconds may matter.
2. Next, the goal should be helping the person stay still so that they don't make things worse. Their neck and head should be stabilized, perhaps with heavy towels.
3. In some cases, responders may feel that they need to use CPR. They can, but they should modify the technique to make sure that they don't tilt or move the person's head.
4. If that worker had a helmet on at the time of the accident, it should stay on. Do not take it off, as doing so can only make things worse. Let emergency crews decide whether to remove it when they arrive.
5. In some cases, it's necessary to roll the injured person over, perhaps because of bleeding or choking. This can be done, but not by one person. At least two people need to work together so that they can roll the injured party and keep their back, neck and head aligned while they do it.

When a winter snowstorm hits, you expect the roads to get more dangerous. You expect accidents and fatalities to increase. After all, driving in snow, ice and slush simply makes the roads more hazardous and reduces control.

Storms can be dangerous, and weather patterns do cause car accidents. That much is clear. What may surprise you, though, is the way that the trends go the day after a storm. Researchers have found out that there is a "significant uptick" in fatal incidents and accidents overall on the day after a severe winter storm.

Imagine that the car ahead of you can't seem to stay in the right lane. It weaves over the center line, nearly drives off of the shoulder, and keeps drastically changing speeds. When you get to a stoplight, the driver stops well before it, then does not start driving right away when it turns green.

It doesn't take you long to realize that the driver is intoxicated. You know how common drunk drivers are, and you know you've spotted one. Now what should you do?