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VakO 7.4.1978/3056:77 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim for work injury compensation as employee's own negligence caused the fall.

Case Number VakO 7.4.1978/3056:77
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court dismissed the claim for work injury compensation regarding an employee who fell while rushing to a cafeteria during a coffee break. The employee ran from the ventilation shaft to the cafeteria and tripped over a coworker's feet, an act the court deemed caused by the employee's own negligence rather than work-related conditions. Consequently, the court ruled that the incident did not meet the definition of a work injury under the relevant insurance law section.

Legislator headnote

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Work Injury Act Section 4; The court held that an injury occurring during a work break is not a work injury if it results solely from the employee's own negligence or failure to exercise due care.

Keywords

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work injury compensation employee negligence work break accident insurance court ruling personal fault liability

Cited Legislation

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Section 4 of the Work Injury Insurance Act
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Lasitehtaan työntekijä oli 15 minuuttia kestävän kahvitauon alettua lähtenyt työtovereidensa kanssa työpaikaltaan puhaltimosta tapansa mukaan juosten eri rakennuksessa sijaitsevaan ruokalaan ja puhaltimon ovella kompastunut työtoverinsa jalkoihin ja vahingoittunut. Tapaturman katsottiin johtuneen sellaisissa työstä johtuvissa olosuhteissa, että sitä oli pidettävä tapaturmavakuutuslain 4 §:ssä tarkoitettuna työtapaturmana. Laajennettu jaosto