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VakO 1.5.1968/5385:81 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related shoulder injury compensation due to lack of direct causal link between repetitive welding and specific tendonitis.

Case Number VakO 1.5.1968/5385:81
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Finnish Insurance Court dismissed the claimant's request for compensation regarding a shoulder injury sustained during welding work. The court found that while the repetitive strain caused the inflammation, it did not meet the strict criteria for a direct causal link required for work-related compensation under the relevant insurance laws. Consequently, the claim was rejected because the injury was deemed to have arisen from general occupational risks rather than a specific work accident.

Legislator headnote

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Insurance Act; Workmen's Compensation Act: An injury sustained from repetitive occupational movements constitutes a work-related accident only if there is a direct causal link between the specific work activity and the injury, excluding general occupational risks.

Keywords

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work-related injury repetitive strain insurance compensation causal link occupational risk tendonitis welding work

Cited Legislation

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Insurance Act
Workmen's Compensation Act
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insurance_1977_2474-1976
Insurance court awards disability compensation for repetitive hand compression and shoulder rotation causing occupational disease.
insurance_1980_8173-1979
Insurance court dismissed claim for shoulder pain compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.
insurance_1983_4966-1982
Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related injury compensation due to lack of causal link between repetitive motion and diagnosed conditions.
insurance_1979_6345-1978
Finnish Insurance Court rules occupational disease compensation due to repetitive shoulder strain in slaughterhouse work.
insurance_1981_515-1980
Insurance court dismissed worker's claim for occupational injury compensation due to lack of causal link between job duties and specific medical condition.

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Instrumenttitehtaan viilaaja oli vuodesta 1974 työssään joutunut oikealla kädellään pitämään hitsauslaitetta jatkuvalla puristusotteella ja suorittamaan ojennus-, koukistusja kiertoliikettä. Elokuussa 1980 oikean kyynärpään seutu oli kipeytynyt ja siinä todettiin oikean olkaluun ulomman sivunastan tulehdus. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. III -jaosto (äänestys 4-1) KKO 6.10.1983=VAKO (Lääkintöhallitus: Eskelinen)