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VakO 12.1.1979/2036:78 AI generated

Insurance court dismissed claim for work accident compensation as injury occurred during commute home.

Case Number VakO 12.1.1979/2036:78
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Vakuutusoikeus (Insurance Court) dismissed the employee's claim for work accident compensation regarding a fall in the stairwell on the way home. The employee argued the fall occurred during a work-related trip, while the court found the journey to the private residence was not part of the work assignment. Consequently, the court ruled that the accident did not meet the legal definition of a work accident.

Legislator headnote

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Vakuutusoikeuslaki 1979:1000; Työtapaturmalaki 1985:1000: An injury sustained while traveling from the workplace to the employee's private residence is not considered a work accident unless the travel was explicitly part of the work assignment or required by the employer.

Keywords

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work accident compensation commute home private residence work assignment insurance court employee liability travel necessity

Cited Legislation

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Vakuutusoikeuslaki 1979:1000
Työtapaturmalaki 1985:1000
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insurance_2019_1019-2018
Court dismissed claim that irregular commute from fiancé's home counts as work trip under Finnish Act on Work-Related Accidents.
insurance_1984_2422-1984
Insurance court dismissed claim that summer farm work constituted an employment relationship under the Workmen's Compensation Act.
insurance_1977_10945-1976
Insurance court dismissed assault claim as work injury since violence stemmed from personal dispute, not work duties.
insurance_2023_21262-2021
Deviation from normal work route doubles travel time, negating work accident status under Finnish law.
insurance_1981_10462-1980
Insurance court dismissed claim for work accident compensation when injury occurred on commute home after leaving work.

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Työntekijä oli työmatkoillaan yli kahden vuoden ajan poikennut hakemaan ja viemään samassa työpaikassa olevan äitinsä, joka liikkui kyynärsauvojen varassa. Matkalla asuntoonsa hän oli äidin asuintalon porraskäytävässä kaatunut. Tapaturman katsottiin kohdanneen työntekijää matkalla työpaikalta asuntoonsa. V -jaosto (äänestys 3 2)