Oklahomaworkers' comp filing deadline
Cumulative trauma claim must be filed within 1 year of date of injury (85A O.S. §69). Occupational disease/illness: within 2 years of last injurious exposure.
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Notice to employer
Notice rule is being re-verified for this state.
Filing with the state
Cumulative trauma claim must be filed within 1 year of date of injury (85A O.S. §69). Occupational disease/illness: within 2 years of last injurious exposure.
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Exceptions and tolling
Statute-of-limitations rules have many exceptions that can extend or pause the clock. The most common in Oklahoma:
Occupational disease — last injurious exposure
OD claims: 2 years from last injurious exposure.
About this entry
Some sub-elements of this entry (typically minor tolling, mental-disability tolling, or the leading case) haven't been independently verified. The notice and filing rules cited above ARE traced to the primary statute.
Attribution
- Last verified
- May 4, 2026
- Editorial review
- Statute linked to primary source