Employee injured off-route overnight at friend's home not covered by accident insurance law.
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AI generatedThe court dismissed the claim for accident insurance coverage regarding an employee injured while traveling from a friend's home to their workplace. The employee had stayed overnight at the friend's residence, which was not on the usual route, and the injury occurred during the subsequent journey. The court ruled that the accident did not fall under the definition of a covered journey in the Accident Insurance Act because the location was irregular and the trip was not a standard work commute.
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AI generatedAccident Insurance Act s. 4; The court held that an accident occurring while traveling from a non-routine overnight stay at a friend's residence to the workplace does not constitute a covered journey under the Accident Insurance Act.
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Työntekijä oli yöpynyt satunnaisesti tuttavansa asunnossa, joka ei sijainnut tavallisen työmatkareitin varrella. Matkalla sieltä työpaikalleen hän oli tapaturmaisesti vahingoittunut. Tapaturman ei katsottu sattuneen tapaturmavakuutuslain 4 §:ssä tarkoitetulla matkalla asunnosta työpaikalle. VII -jaosto