Delhi High Court upholds compensation for worker who lost leg at construction site
The Delhi High Court upheld a compensation award for a construction supervisor who lost his leg in an accident during a lunch break. The court ruled that the accident occurred in the course of employment, rejecting the insurer's attempt to deny liability.
Why it matters
This legal precedent clarifies the scope of 'course of employment' for workers, ensuring protection even during breaks at a work site.
The Delhi High Court has upheld compensation of over ₹7.86 lakh awarded to a construction site supervisor who lost his left leg after an iron rod being lifted by a mobile crane fell on him, holding that an accident during a lunch break at the work site arose “out of and in the course of employment.”
Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri dismissed an appeal filed by National Insurance Company Ltd., affirming the 2016 order of the Employees’ Compensation Commissioner directing the insurer to pay ₹7,86,492 with 12% annual interest from July 22, 2010.
The claimant told the Commissioner that he was employed as a supervisor at a construction site in Bhalswa, Delhi. On June 22, 2010, after completing his assigned work, he had gone for lunch when an iron rod being lifted by a mobile crane fell on him, causing injuries that resulted in the amputation of his left leg.
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