In a case from the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, the claimant was working as construction driver for a paving company. While he was at work one day, he was driving a truck, and another worker on the job site hit his truck with a backhoe. When this occurred, he suffered severe injuries to various parts of his body, including his head, neck, knee, and back.
After this workplace accident, he filed a claim for workers’ compensation, and his employer accepted the claim. After he had received workers’ compensation benefits and was treated for his injuries, his employer closed the claim and told him how reopen it should his condition get worse in the future, as they were required to do under the relevant state statute. Continue reading