Coffee, collapse and consequences: When a mishap while drinking coffee is an accident at work
A seemingly everyday mishap - swallowed while drinking coffee, fell and injured - has now occupied the Saxony-Anhalt State Social Court. In its ruling of 22 May 2025 (case no. L 6 U 45/23), the court clarified that even such an incident can constitute an accident at work under certain circumstances - provided the coffee consumption serves business purposes. The ruling raises
