Workmans Auto Insurance Company

Workmans comp and previous medical conditions?

Question: Can my companies insurance ask for details of an auto accident that I was in 8 months prior to my work related knee injury? If so, what details to I have to give them? I only ask because I was not injured in the auto accident.

Answer: Yes. However, if a person sustains a work-related injury to a previously injured part of their body, regardless of whether the previous injury was work-related, they will not be barred from recovery under any state’s workers’ compensation system.