Oklahoma Personal Injury Legal Blog
Oklahoma Jackknife Truck Accident
Like it or not, automobiles and other smaller vehicles have to share the roadways with tractor trailers. Sharing the road with these larger vehicles is dangerous for automobile drivers can be dangerous because of the vast size and weight difference between cars and semis. Let’s look at a few statistics:
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Oklahoma Semi Truck Accidents
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), accidents with tractor trailers are responsible for one in nine highway deaths. While tractor trailer traffic is important to the economy of Oklahoma and the nation as a whole, the sheer size and weight of these trucks can make them especially dangerous to the drivers of passenger vehicles.
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Fatal Car Accidents Up In Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a big state with endless miles of streets, roads, and highways. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute, the year 2013 saw 621 fatal traffic accidents in Oklahoma, leading to 678 deaths. That’s 17.6 deaths for every 100,000 people in the state’s population, tying Oklahoma with Alabama for the fifth highest per capita traffic death rate in the nation. These are scary numbers.
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Popular Blood Thinner and its Side Effects
Since the 1950s, blood thinning drugs known as anticoagulants have been used to treat heart problems related to blood clots, such as abnormal heart rhythms, pulmonary embolisms and deep-vein thrombosis. These conditions are common to the elderly. Anticoagulants such as Coumadin (the brand name for Warfarin) were seen as breakthrough drugs in cardiac medicine. Anticoagulants have saved and prolonged many lives, but these medications can have serious side effects people taking these drugs need to be monitored very closely. When combined with certain foods and medications, such as antibiotics, side effects can be deadly.
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Traveling Safely Through Oklahoma City Construction This Summer
Construction site car accidents have claimed over 4,400 lives in the past six years, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – and most of them belonged to drivers who were trying to navigate a work zone when something went wrong. Another 200,000 people were injured, making work zones a dangerous stretch of roadway to navigate. Summer and fall are the top times for road construction accidents, according to the FHWA.
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Boat Safely in Oklahoma This Summer With These Safety Tips
Boating is a fun summer activity in Oklahoma and neighboring states, but it can also result in accidents and injuries if boaters don’t take basic safety precautions. Plan ahead for an enjoyable time on the water by learning all you can about boating from the U.S. Coast Guard and other sources, and by keeping boating safety tips like these in mind:
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Top Things to Do in Oklahoma City This Summer
Summer has arrived! Children are out of school, parents are submitting their vacation plans to their employers, and everyone is getting ready for summer fun. Whether you’re heading outdoors this summer or plan to beat the heat in indoor, air-conditioned settings, Oklahoma City offers endless opportunities for summer fun. Below are the top spots you don’t want to miss, courtesy of TripAdvisor.com.
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OSHA Encourages Workplaces to Address the “Fatal Four” Causes of Accidents
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for setting and enforcing workplace safety standards in millions of workplaces throughout the United States. OSHA is therefore responsible for the safety of 130 million workers, as well as for collecting data on workplace deaths, injuries, and accidents in order to measure whether safety regulations and enforcement are working.
In 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 4,585 workers lost their lives in workplace accidents nationwide. In other words, about 88 people per week or 12 people per day were killed on the job in the United States in 2013. These numbers are the second-lowest for any year on record. Nevertheless, as every experienced Oklahoma City injury lawyer has seen, even a single death or catastrophic injury is one too many.
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Ways to Help Prevent Accidental Drowning Injuries This Summer
Summer is a great time to head to a lake, river, or swimming pool – but it is also a time when the risk of accidental drownings increases. Accidental drowning is the number-one cause of death for children under age 5, and it is a top cause of severe traumatic brain injury in children and adults.
Experienced Oklahoma personal injury lawyers recommend keeping in mind these top drowning causes – and tips for avoiding them – in mind this summer. This safety information is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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Attorney Ray Maples Earns a Spot on Oklahoma Super Lawyers List
Attorney Ray Maples has earned a spot on the Oklahoma Super Lawyers list for 2015, his third consecutive year receiving this honor. He was selected for the Oklahoma Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list in 2011, and he also earned an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell in 2013. The Super Lawyers selection process focuses on attorneys who make substantial contributions to the practice of law in their areas of practice. The process begins with a nomination from a partner at a law firm, a peer, or another outside source. The Super Lawyers team then researches the attorney’s work, professional achievement, and contributions to the practice of law and to the community. After asking for feedback from professional peers, the committee makes its final selection.
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