Case Analysis (17): Is fighting at work considered an occupational injury?
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This post was last edited by slll611 on 2016-3-30 21:05. Case: Ms. Li was assigned by a company to work at a chemical plant on May 15, 2004. On the morning of July 7, 2004, Ms. Li had a dispute with her colleague Wei during working hours. That afternoon, the two met in the factory bathroom, where Ms. Li beat Wei, preventing him from being able to go to work as usual. On the afternoon of July 8, Wei’s boyfriend, Mr. Zhang, went to Ms. Li’s workplace and used a kitchen knife he had prepared in advance to wound Ms. Li’s right arm; the injury was classified as a minor injury according to the forensic assessment conducted by the Suzhou Public Security Bureau. Ms. Li applied to the Municipal Social Security Bureau for work-related injury recognition on November 19, 2004. Yuan Fang, how do you make your judgment?
Fighting can’t be considered an occupational injury; I can’t remember which rule states that
This isn’t considered a work-related injury; it’s purely a personal action
If one is injured by an outsider during working hours and the company’s security staff fails in their duties, it should be considered a work-related injury
It should be considered a work-related injury, as she was injured while at her workplace.
If an employee is injured in a fight, it will not be recognized as a work-related injury if it is not caused by work!