A worker who received workers compensation benefits when he was crushed by a tractor-trailer is also entitled to a wheelchair-accessible van and compensation for his wife, who provides his in-home care, the Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled. According to court records, Michael Simmons was employed by Bellevue, Nebraska-based Precast Haulers Inc. in October 2011 when he fell trying to activate a hydraulic lever on a fully-loaded tractor-trailer. Mr. Simmons was crushed by the tires of the tractor-trailer, which caused him a number of serious injuries, including complex pelvic fractures and bowel and bladder dysfunction. He also had one foot amputated and underwent multiple grafting surgeries to the other, records show.
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