Goers v. Bud Irons Excavating

The defendant employer, Bud Irons Excavating (Irons), appeals from an award made to its employee, Donald L. Goers (Goers), by a three-judge panel of the Workmen’s Compensation Court on rehearing.

A brief summary of the background of the case will aid in understanding the issues made by the errors assigned on appeal. In 1973, Goers was employed as a firefighter by the city of Lincoln fire department. He also held a second job as a truckdriver, equipment operator, and laborer for Irons. On January 15, 1973, while working for Irons, he was injured when a large piece of frozen dirt and ice fell…