Question

Josh was a mechanic. One day when he attempted to weld a car's gasoline tank, it exploded and he was hurt. He filed to collect workers' compensation. His employer resisted on grounds that Josh had been negligent and had also violated the express regulations of the company when he attempted to weld a gasoline tank. Which statement is correct

Answer 1

Josh can recover even if he was negligent and violated the employer's rules.

Step-by-step explanation:

Worker's compensation is a type of insurance that covers wage and medical costs of an employee that was injured in the course of working for the employer.

Accidents can happen during the course of doing official duty, so worker's compensation provides a cover from financial burden when the employee becomes unproductive as a result of the accident.

Generally the issue of negligence on the part of the employee is not considered.

So Jos will be able to recover worker compensation when he was injured from the car gas tank explosion.