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VakO 11.12.1979/766:79 AI generated

Court allows occupational disease compensation for repetitive lifting injuries under Finnish Act on Occupational Diseases.

Case Number VakO 11.12.1979/766:79
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Insurance Court ruled in favor of an employee suffering from shoulder inflammation caused by repetitive lifting tasks. The employer initially denied compensation, but the court found the injury stemmed from physical factors defined in the Occupational Diseases Act. Consequently, the court determined the condition was a compensable occupational disease based on the statutory definition of repetitive physical strain.

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Act on Occupational Diseases; Act on Occupational Diseases Act 5 § 1: The court established that injuries resulting from repetitive physical movements performed during employment constitute a compensable occupational disease under the specified statutory definition.

Keywords

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occupational disease compensation repetitive physical strain shoulder inflammation Finnish Insurance Court Act on Occupational Diseases

Cited Legislation

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Act on Occupational Diseases Act 5 § 1

Cited Case Law

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KKO 15.6.1982:15
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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_1981_515-1980
Insurance court dismissed worker's claim for occupational injury compensation due to lack of causal link between job duties and specific medical condition.
insurance_1982_8553-1981
Work injury claim denied by employer due to disputed causation between work duties and shoulder inflammation.
insurance_1979_2606-1978
Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.
insurance_1980_10836-1979
Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.

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Työntekijä oli vuodesta 1976 toiminut hitsaajana konepajalla. Hän oli työssään joutunut usean kuukauden ajan nostelemaan n. 35 kilon painoisia porattavia levyjä yli 1,5 m korkealle pöydälle, vaihtamaan teriä ja iskemään porat pöytätason yläpuolella olevaan istukkaan. Lokakuussa 1978 oli todettu oikean olkaluun ulomman sivunastan tulehdus. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. IV -jaosto KKO 15.6.1982: Sairaus oli ilmeisesti aiheutunut työssä toistuviin työliikkeisiin liittyvästä ammattitautiasetuksen 5 §:n 1 kohdassa tarkoitetusta fysikaalisesta tekijästä ja oli korvattava ammattitautina. (Lääkintöhallitus: Larmi)