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VakO 6.4.1982/1380:81 AI generated

Work injury compensation denied for repetitive strain injury from car washing tasks.

Case Number VakO 6.4.1982/1380:81
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Insurance Court dismissed the claim for work-related injury compensation regarding the employee's right wrist and thumb pain. The court found that the symptoms stemmed from repetitive hand force used in cleaning car surfaces, constituting a compensable injury under the relevant Act. Consequently, the insurer was not liable for the medical costs associated with the tendonitis and stenosis.

Legislator headnote

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Act on Work-Related Injuries Compensable from 1978; Act on Work-Related Injuries Compensable from 1978, Section 1, Paragraph 6: Repetitive strain injuries caused by manual force in cleaning tasks are compensable work injuries.

Keywords

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repetitive strain injury work-related compensation car washing tasks tendonitis claim insurance court ruling

Cited Legislation

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Act on Work-Related Injuries Compensable from 1978, Section 1, Paragraph 6
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insurance_1980_5594-1979
Insurance court dismissed disability claim for car washer injured by repetitive strain and heavy lifting.
insurance_1982_8553-1981
Work injury claim denied by employer due to disputed causation between work duties and shoulder inflammation.
insurance_1980_7402-1979
Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related disability benefits due to lack of causal link between job duties and injury.
insurance_1979_8793-1978
Insurance court dismissed claim for occupational disease compensation due to lack of causal link between work and injury.
insurance_1979_5000-1978
Insurance court awards occupational disease compensation for Achilles tendonitis caused by repetitive work pressure.

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Työntekijä oli vuodesta 1978 ollut autonpesijänä tehtävänään pestä uusista autoista suojavahat pois. Helmikuussa 1980 hänen oikea ranteensa ja peukalonsa olivat kipeytyneet ja hänellä oli todettu oikean peukalon jännetupentulehdus ja ahtauma. VAKO epäsi korvauksen. III -jaosto KKO 8.3.1984: Työntekijällä ilmennyt oikean ranteen ja peukalon kipeytyminen on aiheutunut hänen työssä suorittamastaan käsivoimaa vaativasta autonpinnan puhdistustyöstä, jolloin hänen oikean käden peukalojänteensä ovat rasittuneet aiheuttaen jännetupentulehduksen ja ahtauma. Sanottu kipeytyminen oli korvattava eräistä työtapaturmina korvattavista vammoista annetun asetuksen 1 §:n 6 kohdassa tarkoitettuna vammana. (Lääkintöhallitus: Ahlman-Kettunen-Hernberg-Härkönen)