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Slip and fall accidents, back pain, and other work-related incidents are common and impact Oklahoma workers across all industries. According to the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission, approximately 7,935 claims were filed in 2018 — up from 7,910 in 2017. What are the 2018 work injury figures in Oklahoma? The leading work-injury incidents cited in 2018 workers' compensation...

Car fires caused by mechanical or electrical defects are often unavoidable and can come with little warning. Many Kia models have been under scrutiny after a slew of sudden fires broke out. One Oklahoma family's vacation in Hawaii took a tragic turn due to a fire involving a Kia Soul, according to KHON2. Now that...

We hear about it in the news frequently – serious crashes, some of them fatal. Still, many drivers don’t ever think it could happen to them. The majority of the time, crashes are caused by careless mistakes, such as driving over the speed limit, habitual distraction and making risky maneuvers. Even if you’ve engaged in...

You may have used a ridesharing service in Oklahoma City or Tulsa. It’s convenient: You simply contact an Uber or Lyft driver through an app on your phone and you’re on your way to your destination. But how safe are these services? It turns out, users of Lyft and Uber have a good chance of getting...

When a person sustains an injury due to someone else’s negligence, the damage isn’t just confined to medical expenses and lost wages from missing work. In many cases, injury victims suffer mental and emotional trauma, pain and suffering, and can’t enjoy their life like they could before the accident. In a personal injury claim, these...

A 5-mph increase in the speed limit on the Oklahoma Turnpike might not seem like a big deal, but a recent study finds that even a relatively small change can have deadly consequences. For every 5-mph hike, the rate of fatalities jumps by 8.5 percent, according to Consumer Reports, which cited research from the Insurance...

Your tires are the only part of your vehicle that have continual contact with the road. However, tire maintenance is an often-overlooked component to road safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) attributes more traffic fatalities to tire defects than cell phone distraction. On average, defective tires are a factor in more than 700...

On some Oklahoma highways, the posted speed limit is 75 m.p.h., but newly proposed legislation may change that. Recently, Rep. Daniel Pae (District 62-Republican) proposed House Bill 1071, which, if passed, would increase the speed limit on some highway portions from 75 mph to 80 mph. “Quite a few states already this in place. Texas...

Oklahoma winters are nothing like that of the northern states. On average, Tulsa only receives 9.7 inches and Oklahoma City receives 7.8 inches of snow per year. The risk isn't necessarily how much snow our state gets but how drivers prepare themselves during inclement weather conditions. Winter storms - such as the one that caused...

For nearly 40 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been working to improve the safety of our roads. To that end, the NHTSA (in partnership with the National Safety Council and other organizations) created the Road To Zero Coalition in 2016. Agencies on local, state and federal levels are all working together to improve road...