The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court erred by relying on the testimony of an independent medical examiner instead of the treating physician who had performed surgery, when denying a claim by a worker who had been thrown across a garage when a tire exploded next to him, the Court of Appeals ruled.
Case: Hintz v. Farmers Cooperative Association, No. A-16-267, 02/28/2017.
Facts: Ian Hintz worked as a tire technician for Farmers Cooperative. On Nov. 13, 2014, he was attempting to fill a tire for a semitrailer when the tire exploded, throwing Hintz 10 feet. He landed on his b...
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