Worker's Car Accident en Route to Oil Rig Was Compensable

A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries in a car accident while driving from a gas station where he had met his supervisor to fill up his truck, and obtain water and ice, to take to the oil rig where he was working. Case: Pina v. American Piping Inspection, No. 113899, 05/08/2018, published. Facts: Octavio Pina worked as a pipeline installer for American Piping Inspection Inc. In 2014, API sent Pina to work on a project at an oil rig approximately 130 miles away from his home. Pina worked at the rig for six consecutive days, then return...