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VakO 28.2.1978/2918:77 AI generated

Finnish Insurance Court dismissed claim; Supreme Court ruled vibration-induced arthritis compensable as occupational disease.

Case Number VakO 28.2.1978/2918:77
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court initially dismissed the claim for compensation regarding the applicant's arthritis. The Supreme Court later determined that the applicant's shoulder arthritis was likely caused by vibration exposure during his work as a digger driver. Consequently, the court ruled that the condition must be compensated as an occupational disease.

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Vakuutusoikeuslaki 1978:1000; Ammattitautien korvaus: Vibration-induced arthritis in long-term digger drivers is compensable as an occupational disease.

Keywords

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occupational disease vibration white finger shoulder arthritis digger driver compensation claim

Cited Legislation

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Vakuutusoikeuslaki 1978:1000

Cited Case Law

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KKO 13.1.1982
KKO 13.1.1982 katsoi molempien kyynärnivelten nivelrikon todennäköisesti aiheutuneen kaivinkoneenkuljettajan työssä käsivarsiin ja erityisesti kyynärniveliin kohdistuneesta tärinästä ja se oli näin ollen korvattava ammattitautina.
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insurance_1982_8553-1981
Work injury claim denied by employer due to disputed causation between work duties and shoulder inflammation.
insurance_1983_9101-1981
Occupational disease compensation denied; court ruled symptoms stemmed from increased workload rather than physical factors.
insurance_1980_8173-1979
Insurance court dismissed claim for shoulder pain compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.
insurance_1980_10938-1979
Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related injury compensation due to lack of direct causal link between repetitive lifting and shoulder inflammation.
insurance_1983_10352-1981
Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of medical causation evidence.

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40 -vuotias henkilö oli toiminut vuodesta 1956 alkaen kaivinkoneen-kuljettajana, jossa työssä hänen yläraajansa olivat joutuneet jatkuvasti alttiiksi tärinälle. Vuonna 1972 hänen oli todettu potevan kyynärnivelten nivelrikkoa. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. III -jaosto. KKO 13.1.1982 katsoi molempien kyynärnivelten nivelrikon todennäköisesti aiheutuneen kaivinkoneenkuljettajan työssä käsivarsiin ja erityisesti kyynärniveliin kohdistuneesta tärinästä ja se oli näin ollen korvattava ammattitautina. (Lääkintöhallitus: Kettunen)