Work-related injury recognition tips 22: If assigned by a supervisor to carry out tasks unrelated to work and an accident occurs, can it be recognized as a work-related injury?

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Case Overview: Lin was an employee of a certain company. On June 25, 2015, he was assigned by a supervisor at his workplace to go to a village to assist that supervisor’s relative with building a house. Around 11 a.m., Lin suffered an electric shock while working on the construction, and despite attempts to save him, he died. Afterward, Lin’s company submitted an application for work-related injury recognition to the local social insurance authorities. Analysis: Lin was assigned by his company’s management to carry out tasks that were unrelated to his job, and he died in an accident. Should this be considered a death on duty? 　　🅰 The employer believes that Lin was assigned by the company’s management to assist a relative of the manager with building a house. Although the tasks Lin performed were not closely related to his regular duties, and the work location was not within the company’s usual operational premises, he was still carrying out tasks assigned to him by the company; it was therefore an act related to his job, and the injuries he suffered were caused by work-related reasons. 　　🅱 The local social insurance administration believes that Lin’s employer is a large manufacturing enterprise; Lin signed an employment contract with the company and worked there as a maintenance technician, with clear divisions of labor within the company. Although Lin was assigned by the unit’s leadership, the building work he carried out had nothing to do with the work done by that unit. Therefore, Lin’s injury cannot be classified as a work-related injury. Conclusion: It cannot be considered a work-related injury