Common Causes and What You Can Do About Them
Every year, Oklahoma residents are seriously injured in accidents caused by the negligence or carelessness of others. While accidents vary, truck accidents are among the most devastating due to the size and weight of commercial vehicles. Other common accident types include workplace injuries, property-related incidents, and medical malpractice. Many victims find their lives changed forever—physically, emotionally, and financially.
Car Accidents
Job Accidents
Premises Accidents
Types of Common Accidents
Vehicle Accidents
Car accidents are the most common, and they can result in serious physical, emotional, and financial harm to the victims. Whether due to a serious drunk driving wreck, a bumper-to-bumper accident, or a head-on collision.
Truck Accidents
Commercial truck accidents in Oklahoma often result in catastrophic injuries, especially when smaller passenger vehicles are involved. These crashes may be caused by driver fatigue, improper maintenance, overloaded cargo, or reckless driving. Victims of trucking collisions frequently turn to an experienced truck accident attorney to help them pursue compensation and hold trucking companies accountable.
Workplace Accidents
Most workers expect to show up at work every day with the ability to perform their duties in a safe, hazard-free environment. Unfortunately, this does not always occur. Many employees must manage working in places that can lead to injuries or other types of harm. Those employees who are injured at work are eligible for workers' compensation benefits until they fully recover and can return to work.
Premises Accidents
Many injuries in Oklahoma happen while away from home. In these cases, a person gets injured on the property of someone else, usually at a business, a government agency, or a neighbor. Many of these injuries happen due to slipping and falling or because a property owner did not follow building and safety codes. Sometimes injuries occur due to faulty equipment or from inadequate warning of dangers.
Medical Malpractice Accidents
Medical malpractice cases develop when patients claim that they received inadequate care from a doctor or another type of medical professional. These accidents can result in illnesses, complications, amputations, and in some cases, death. In these cases, victims must be able to prove that a hospital or physician violated standards of care and that adverse complications occurred as a result.