Don't believe "get to your workstation and it counts as a work injury": if you suddenly feel unwell, call 120 (China's ambulance number) first, don't rush to clock in
- Top value
- Evidence A
- Buys life
- Free
- Takes minutes
- No willpower
In plain words
Rushing to the company when you suddenly feel unwell does not get you any extra money. A deemed work injury (视同工伤) requires that you fall ill during working hours and at your post, and falling ill on the way without reaching work was never covered. If emergency treatment lasts longer than 48 hours, that does not count either. The few dozen minutes lost trying to meet the conditions are paid for with your own chance of survival.
- Cost
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Free.
- What you get
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A deemed work injury requires that the person suddenly fell ill and died "during working hours and at the work post," or died within 48 hours despite emergency treatment. Delaying medical care in order to meet these two conditions costs you your own chance of surviving, and the compensation you get in return may not be obtainable anyway.
- Notes
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Both conditions must be met at once: during working hours and at the work post. It does not apply if you fall ill on the way and never reach work. If you fall ill at your post, are taken home or to a hospital, and die within 48 hours despite emergency treatment, it may still apply. What counts is where the person was when the illness began, not where they finally died. Short videos present this as "make it to the company and there is money," which is exactly backwards. What can change the outcome is whether you get to a hospital in the few dozen minutes after the illness begins. Also, 48 hours is a hard line, and emergency treatment lasting longer than 48 hours does not count.
- Evidence grade
- A : Specific numbers from meta-analyses, large cohorts or randomized trials; for law and policy, the statute or official text.
- Sources
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- 工伤保险条例第十五条第一款第（一）项：「在工作时间和工作岗位，突发疾病死亡或者在48小时之内经抢救无效死亡的」视同工伤
- 第十四条第（六）项只把上下班途中「受到非本人主要责任的交通事故或者城市轨道交通、客运轮渡、火车事故伤害的」列为工伤，途中突发疾病不在其中. https://www.gov.cn/gongbao/content/2011/content_1778064.htm
Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 19, tip 12. This section describes legal rules, mostly mainland China’s. It is general information, not legal advice; for your own case, talk to a lawyer. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer