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VakO 6.4.1982/1290:81 AI generated

Worker's compensation denied for shoulder inflammation caused by repetitive hammering without medical causation link.

Case Number VakO 6.4.1982/1290:81
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court dismissed the worker's claim for compensation regarding shoulder inflammation sustained during repetitive hammering work. The employee argued that continuous rapid hammering caused the inflammation, but the court found no sufficient medical evidence linking the specific work activity to the injury. Consequently, the claim was rejected due to the lack of a proven causal relationship between the labor and the medical condition.

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Lain 1089/1981 1 luku 10 aart. 1; 1 luku 10 bart. 1: A worker's compensation claim is denied when there is no established medical causation between the repetitive work activity and the diagnosed injury.

Keywords

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workers compensation repetitive motion injury causation burden occupational disease insurance court ruling

Cited Legislation

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Lain 1089/1981 1 luku 10 aart. 1
1 luku 10 bart. 1
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insurance_1979_11390-1978
Insurance court dismissed claim for work injury compensation due to lack of causal link between work and illness.
insurance_1980_2607-1979
Insurance court dismissed worker's claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.
insurance_1982_8553-1981
Work injury claim denied by employer due to disputed causation between work duties and shoulder inflammation.
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_1984_2379-1983
Insurance court dismissed occupational disease claim for welder's shoulder pain due to lack of causal link to work duties.

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12 vuoden ajan kirvesmiehenä ollut työntekijä oli lokakuussa 1980 rakennuksen laudoitustyössä, jouduttuaan jatkuvasti nopeassa tahdissa vasaroimaan, tuntenut oikean kyynärpäänsä kipeytyneen. Hänellä todettiin oikean olkaluun ulomman sivunastan tulehdus. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. VI -jaosto KKO 8.12.1983 = VAKO (Lääkintöhallitus: Ahlman)