Employee injured moving heavy iron ring on commute to work; court allowed claim under insurance law.
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AI generatedThe court allowed the employee's claim for compensation after sustaining a foot injury while moving a heavy iron ring on the street during their commute from home to work. The employee argued the activity constituted a 'commute' under the Insurance Act, while the opposing party likely contested the nature of the movement or the location's safety. The court determined that moving the object on the public road during the journey to the workplace fell within the statutory definition of a commute, thereby validating the claim.
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AI generatedInsurance Act s. 4; the movement of an object on a public road during the journey from home to work constitutes a 'commute' for the purposes of the Insurance Act, provided the movement is necessary for the journey.
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Työntekijä oli matkalla asunnostaan työpaikalle noin 10 metrin päässä asunnostaan ryhtynyt siirtämään kadulla ollutta liikenteelle ja lapsille vaaralliseksi katsomaansa 7 kg rautarengasta, jonka pudotessa hän oli vahingoittunut jalkaan. Tapaturman katsottiin sattuneen tapaturmavakuutuslain 4 §:ssä tarkoitetulla matkalla asunnosta työpaikalle. IV -jaosto (äänestys 4 1)