Insurance court denied disability benefits for shoulder inflammation caused by repetitive phone button pressing.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court dismissed the claim for disability benefits regarding the applicant's shoulder inflammation. The applicant, who worked as a phone receiver for twenty years, developed inflammation due to pressing the call button approximately 150 times daily with his middle finger. The court rejected the claim because the repetitive motion did not meet the specific threshold for occupational disability under Finnish insurance law.
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AI generatedInsurance Act; Disability Insurance Act: Repetitive physical strain from routine occupational tasks does not automatically constitute a compensable occupational disease unless it exceeds normal ergonomic limits.
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Työntekijä oli 20 vuoden ajan toiminut puhelujen vastaanottajana joutuen vasemmalla kädellään nostelemaan kuulopuhelimen painiketta keskisormellaan noin 150 kertaa päivässä. Hänellä todettiin vasemman olkavarren alueen side-lihaskudostulehdus. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. II -jaosto KKO 25.8.1982=VAKO (Lääkintöhallitus: Ahlman)