between 2009 and 2013 north dakota's workforce safety and insurance agency known as wsi received more than 9000 claims from oil industry workers. >> the consequences for serious life changing injuries and death are so minimal that it provides no incentive at all for these oil companies to clean up their act. >> steve little is an attorney in bismarck, north dakota who specializes in wsi cases. >> workers compensation not just in north dakota but everywhere was created to prevent employees from suing their employers. and in exchange the employee was supposed to get what's called sure and certain relief. that i think is where the bargain has been broken, frankly. >> alright josh, if you grab that box and i'll get the worms. >> yeah, i got it. one of steve little's cases involved dennis whedbee who was injured in the bakken when there was a well-blow-out on an oilrig. >> you can get it out there, right in front out there. >> right there. >> can you describe what you remember? >> i remember pain - it was the worst pain i ever felt, and the whole time i was in hospital i was always in pain

between 2009 and 2013 north dakota's workforce safety and insurance agency known as wsi received more than 9000 claims from oil industry workers. >> the consequences for serious life changing injuries and death are so minimal that it provides no incentive at all for these oil companies to clean up their act. >> steve little is an attorney in bismarck, north dakota who specializes in wsi cases. >> workers compensation not just in north dakota but everywhere was created to prevent employees from suing their employers. and in exchange the employee was supposed to get what's called sure and certain relief. that i think is where the bargain has been broken, frankly. >> alright josh, if you grab that box and i'll get the worms. >> yeah, i got it. one of steve little's cases involved dennis whedbee who was injured in the bakken when there was a well-blow-out on an oilrig. >> you can get it out there, right in front out there. >> right there. >> can you describe what you remember? >> i remember pain - it was the worst pain i ever felt, and the whole time i was in hospital i was always in pain