Compensation Fund blames missing records for injured steelworker’s 19-year wait for claim

The Compensation Fund wants Moletsi to provide medical records from almost 20 years ago that confirm the workplace accident The Compensation Fund has responded to its handling of a former steelworker’s long-running injury-on-duty (IOD) claim, saying it remains willing to consider the case but has been unable to confirm that his injuries were sustained at work.

While the Fund acknowledges the circumstances of the employer being liquidated and company records having been destroyed, Mpaka said the Fund remained willing to adjudicate a claim for benefits should Moletsi be in a position to provide medical history records for the period around 2008 that confirm the alleged workplace accident.“The Fund is willing to adjudicate a claim for the alleged injury on duty should Mr Moletsi’s medical history confirm an injury for the period around 2008,” Mpaka said.