Insurance court denied death benefit for employee killed commuting between work sites in Finland and Sweden.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court dismissed the claim for a death benefit after the insured employee died in a traffic accident while traveling between two work sites in Finland and Sweden. The court found that the accident did not occur under the specific conditions of work-related travel defined by law, as the journey was not considered a direct commute from home to the workplace. Consequently, the death was not classified as a work-related accident, and the claim for compensation was rejected.
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AI generateds. 10 of the Act on Compensation for Work-Related Accidents and Occupational Diseases; A death occurring while traveling between two distinct work sites within the same employment relationship does not constitute a work-related accident if the travel is not deemed a direct commute from the insured's residence to the primary workplace.
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Haaparannassa Ruotsissa asunut ja Luulajassa Ruotsissa työskennellyt henkilö, oli ohjaamallaan autolla käynyt noutamassa Kemistä samassa työpaikassa työskentelevän veljensä. Tällä matkalla Torniossa hän oli liikenneonnettomuudessa kuollut. VAKO: Kuolemaan johtanut tapaturma ei ollut kohdannut työntekijää laissa tarkoitetulla työstä johtuvissa olosuhteissa tehdyllä matkalla asunnosta työpaikalle ja epäsi korvauksen. KKO 16.4.1984=VAKO IV -jaosto