If a traffic accident occurs on the way to work, and the employee does not bear the main responsibility for the accident, it shall be recognized as work-related injury. As for "on the way to and from work", Article 6 of the Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Industrial Injury Insurance Administrative Cases has been further clarified, including:
(1) On the way to and from the work place and the place of residence, the place of frequent residence and the unit dormitory within a reasonable time;
(2) On the way to and from the place of work and the place where the spouse, parents and children live within a reasonable time;
(3) Engaged in activities required by daily work and life, and on the way to and from work at a reasonable time and reasonable route;
(4) On the way to and from work by other reasonable routes within a reasonable time.
[Legal Basis]
Article 14 of the Regulations on Industrial Injury Insurance stipulates that an employee who has one of the following circumstances shall be deemed as an industrial injury:
(1) Injuries caused by accidents during working hours and in the workplace;
(2) Those who are injured by accidents while engaged in preparatory or finishing work related to work in the workplace before and after working hours;
(3) Accidental injuries such as violence during working hours and in the workplace due to the performance of work duties;
(4) Suffering from occupational diseases;
(5) Injured due to work or missing due to accident during the period of going out for work;
(6) On the way to and from work, he is injured by a traffic accident for which he is not primarily responsible or an urban rail transit, passenger ferry or train accident;
(7) Other circumstances that shall be recognized as work-related injuries according to laws and administrative regulations.