Weight a factor in city's skyrocketing workers compensation costs

A 290-pound firefighter for the City of Tulsa injured his back lifting an iron skillet while a 5-foot-1-inch, 300-pound records clerk for the city in Oklahoma injured a knee while turning in a swivel chair. Such injuries contributed to Tulsa paying nearly $30 million in workers compensation costs over three years and a search for a consultant to help the city reduce those expenses. Read coverage about this issue.