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d. Workers in a Travel Status.
(1) For injuries sustained in a travel status the record must contain evidence showing:
(a) When and where the employee last performed official duty;
(b) The distance between the place of injury and the place where official duty was
last performed;
(c) Between what points the employee was traveling when injured;
(d) The purpose of the trip;
(e) When and where the employee was next expected to perform official duty;
(f) Whether the injury occurred on the direct or most usually traveled route
between the place of last official duty and the place where the employee was
expected to next perform official duty and, if not, the nature and extent of the
deviation should be given with a full explanation of the reason for such deviation;
(g) Whether at the time of the injury the employee was riding in or driving a
Government-owned vehicle; and
(h) Whether the employee's travel expenses were reimbursable.
(2) In injury cases, this information should be supplied by the injured employee, with
the official superior confirming or refuting the employee's allegations (see Form CA-1014).
In death cases, the information will be supplied by the official superior (see Form
CA-1014). In appropriate cases, the CE should request:
(a) A copy of the employee's travel authorization, and
(b) A map or diagram showing the location of the place where official duty was
last performed, the place where the employee was next expected to perform official
duty, the shortest or most usually traveled route between these points, and the
place where the accident occurred.
e. Workers on an Errand or Special Mission. For workers having a fixed place of employment,
who are injured while on an errand or special mission, the CE will obtain the same information as
for workers in travel status.
f. Workers Who Perform Service at Home.
(1) Ordinarily, the protection of the FECA does not extend to the employee's home, but
there is an exception when the injury is sustained while the employee is performing official
duties. In situations of this sort, the critical problem is to ascertain whether at the time of
injury the employee was in fact doing something for the employer. The official superior
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