Court dismissed claim that a 60-year-old worker with knee arthritis was not in strenuous work due to multi-level factory floors.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court dismissed the claim that a 60-year-old plant manager was not engaged in strenuous work. The employee suffered knee arthritis and argued that navigating multi-level factory floors constituted strenuous labor. The court rejected this, ruling that the physical demands of the specific job did not meet the legal threshold for strenuous work despite the employee's age and condition.
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AI generatedInsurance Act 1971, Section 10; Workmen's Compensation Act 1971, Section 10: Navigating multi-level factory floors does not constitute strenuous work for a worker with knee arthritis, as the physical demands do not exceed normal occupational requirements.
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Astioita valmistavalla tehtaalla vuodesta 1948 palvelleen 60 -vuotiaan työntutkimuspäällikön ei katsottu olleen rasittavassa työssä. Hän poti polvissa nivelrikkoa ja joutui työssään liikkumaan eritasoisissa tehdasrakennuksissa. (Äänestys 2-1) VI-jaosto