Falling while getting a drink can be an accident at work
If an employee falls on the way to a drinks or snack vending machine at work, this must be recognized as an accident at work. This was recently decided by the State Social Court in Hesse in the case of an administrative employee of the tax office (judgment of 07.02.2023/ Ref. L 3 U 202/21). The journey to a food vending machine is work-related and covered by statutory accident insurance. If the route
