I am curious whether industrial accident damages are possible.

Hello, I will answer your question about industrial accident damages.

First, when a worker is injured in an accident during work, they can receive certain monetary compensation such as medical expenses, sick leave benefits, and disability benefits through the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act.

In addition, the industrial accident damages you mentioned is a damages lawsuit that can be filed when an industrial accident occurs due to the employer's negligence, separately from the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act.

However, to proceed with an industrial accident damages lawsuit, the employer's negligence must be proven.

The requirements for claiming industrial accident damages are as follows.

- The existence of the user's negligence or violation of the duty of safety consideration
- An accident occurred and damage was caused as a result

In a lawsuit, additional compensation can be claimed for mental damage (consolation money), lost income (income damage) not compensated by industrial accident compensation, nursing expenses, etc., and the scale of damage varies greatly depending on the victim's age, occupation, monthly income, and degree of disability (amputation, disability grade, etc.).

However, since proving the user's negligence is the key in this industrial accident damages lawsuit, we recommend proceeding with the lawsuit after consulting with an industrial accident specialist attorney.