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Accidents Recognized as Incurred in the Line of Duty

Injury
  • An accident that occurs while performing official duties or other acts incidental thereto
  • An accident that occurs while commuting to or from work using common routes and methods
  • Other accidents that occur in relation to the performance of official duties
Disease
  • A disease caused by a physical, chemical or biological agent during official duties
  • A disease caused by work imposing a physical or psychological burden during official duties;
  • A disease caused by an injury incurred in the line of duty
  • Other diseases caused in relation to the performance of official duties.
Disability
  • Where a civil servant retires because he or she becomes disabled due to an injury or disease incurred in the line of duty
  • Where a civil servant becomes disabled after retirement due to an injury or disease incurred in the line of duty before retirement
Death in the Line of Duty
  • Death in the line of duty while holding office
  • Death due toan injury or disease incurred in the line of duty while holding office
  • Deathdue to an injury or disease incurred in the line of duty while holding office after his or her retirement
Death in the Line of Duty Under Dangerous Conditions

A civil servant who suffered an accident while performing official duties at grave risk to his or her life and and died as a direct result of the accident

Death Recognized as in the Line of DutyUnder Dangerous Conditions

① a civil servant who suffered an accident while performing official duties
② at grave risk to his or her life and
③ and died as a direct result of the accident
(※ All conditions from ① through ③must be met.)

Official Task
Police official
  • Apprehending an offender or suspect
  • Performing guard duties, providing security escorts for important persons, and conducting counter-espionage and counter-terrorism operations
  • Controlling traffic and preventing traffic injuries
  • Mobilizing to the scene to handle an emergency report
  • Conducting patrol activities for the prevention of crimes, rescue of human lives, protection of property, etc
  • Preventing the spread of marine pollution
Fire official
  • Extinguishing fires, conducting life-saving and first-aid operations, or providing support therefor (including emergency mobilization and return for the performance of the said duties and activities incidental thereto)
  • Conducting ife saving activities for the elimination of any danger
Employee of the Presidential Security Service

Performing security work under the Presidential Security Act
Employee of the National Intelligence Service Korea
  • Performing duties under Article 3 (1) 3 and 4 of the National Intelligence Service Korea Act
  • Apprehending spies and conducting counter-espionage activities
  • Collecting security intelligence such as on counter-terrorism and international crime syndicates in a conflict area, etc.
Corrections officer

Performing surveillance work under the Administration and Treatment of Correctional Institution Inmates Act
Pilot of a forest service aircraft and a worker accompanying him or her
  • Preventing and extinguishing forest fires
  • Conducting preventive observations of forest diseases and pests and taking control measures against such diseases and pests
  • Rescuing people, and performing salvage activities at the scene of a disaster or accident (including emergency mobilization andreturn for the performance of the said duties and activities incidental thereto)
Fisheries supervising official

Boarding a fisheries supervision vessel or patrol boat and supervising or controlling illegal fishing activities (including emergency mobilization and return for the performance of the said duties and activities incidental thereto)
Judicial police officer

Investigating and controlling a crime or apprehending an offender or suspect
Civil servant
  • Rescuing people, extinguishing fires, defending against floods, or conducting salvage operations after being placed at the scene of a disaster or accident (including emergency mobilization and return for the performance of the said duties and activities incidental thereto)
  • Curing a patient with an infectious disease or preventing the spread of an infectious disease
  • Extinguishing forest fires
  • Protecting citizens of the Republic of Korea or coping with accidents involving them when an act of God, war, combat, rioting, kidnapping, terrorism, infectious disease outbreak, or any other perilous circumstance occurs in a foreign country
  • Handling chemical substances requiring preparation for accidents or hazardous chemical substances
  • Performing other duties deemed dangerous by the Civil Servants’ Accident Compensation Deliberative Committee