Idiopathic Injury
Employment & Coverage Terms
Definition
An injury caused by a purely personal condition — like fainting from an unrelated medical issue — rather than anything related to work, generally excluded from coverage unless the workplace contributed to the harm.
Why It Matters
An idiopathic fall that happens to occur at work isn't automatically covered — the workplace typically has to have contributed to the severity of the injury.
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