Attorney specializing in industrial accidents, please tell me how to report an industrial accident.

You have sought out an attorney specializing in industrial accidents. The method for reporting an industrial accident is as follows.

If an employee is injured, the priority is to provide first aid and then transport them to a hospital.

At this time, it is advisable to check whether the hospital providing treatment is a designated industrial accident medical institution.

After that, you may fill out a medical care benefit application and submit it to the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service.

In the application, you must fully record the injured person's personal details, the workplace they belong to, and the circumstances of the accident without omission.

If the accident is clearly due to work-related causes, whether medical care is approved is usually decided within 7 days.

However, if it is necessary to confirm the facts regarding the circumstances of the accident, processing may take more time.

If you applied for an industrial accident due to an occupational disease, because it is necessary to confirm the causal relationship between the work and the disease, the examination period may take longer.

If you receive a disposition denying the industrial accident claim, you may file a request for review with the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Examination Committee within 90 days from the date of notification of the decision.

In addition, please note that you may also file administrative litigation with the help of an attorney specializing in industrial accidents.

When an industrial accident occurs, if you do not report it, you can be punished under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

If you conceal or conspire to conceal the occurrence of an industrial accident, you may be punished by imprisonment for up to 1 year or a fine not exceeding 10 million won, so please be sure to take note.