To qualify for workers’ compensation benefits, an employee must be injured while working within the scope of the job description, be injured while performing a service required by the employer, or develop a disorder that can be directly linked to employment, such as asbestosis or mercury poisoning. The worker does not have to be physically on company property to qualify for workers’ compensation. Which is an example of an on-the-job injury that would qualify the employee for workers’ compensation benefits?

A. employee is injured while picking up reports for the office at the local hospital
B. worker trips on the curb when taking a deposit to the bank
C. employee attending a work seminar in another state falls down the stairs
D. all of the above

Work accidents are any accident that occurs on the occasion of the same (within the company) and that will affect or injure, temporarily or permanently, the employee. Occupational accidents can occur outside the company when you are under the order of a superior, and it is also considered an accident at work, when you attend an event, whether sports, social or academic on behalf of the organization.