Brain hemorrhage due to car accident while going to work early in the morning...Court "Walking to and from work"

A court ruled that work accidents should be recognized even if underlying diseases are avoided and cerebral hemorrhage occurs due to a traffic accident on the way to work at dawn.

The Seoul Administrative Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation to cancel the disapproval of medical care.

The court judged that it was reasonable to think that the accident occurred because A was drowsy while driving to and from work at dawn, and that it was a commuting accident under the Industrial Accident Insurance Act.

He also explained that the causal relationship between the accident and the outbreak is also recognized, as it is presumed that a traffic accident caused or worsened brain bleeding due to the overlapping of traffic accidents with Mr. A's underlying disease.

In 2019, Mr. A hit a telephone pole while driving backwards on the road in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

Mr. A, who was transferred to the emergency room, saved his life, but was diagnosed with a cerebral hemorrhage and later applied for medical care benefits to the industrial complex.

However, Mr. A filed a lawsuit when the corporation refused to apply, saying that the accident was not caused by an accident, and that the accident was caused by a previous brain hemorrhage.