Student injury during mandatory sports class deemed occupational accident; insurance claim allowed.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court overturned the Accident Board's decision, ruling that a student's injury during a mandatory basketball class was an occupational accident. The court found the incident occurred within practical training duties and under conditions characteristic of the study program. Consequently, the claim for compensation was permitted based on the nature of the educational activity.
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AI generatedSection 1 of the Act on Occupational Accidents; Section 1 of the Act on Occupational Accidents: An injury sustained by a student during a mandatory practical training session within the study program constitutes an occupational accident.
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Fysioterapeuttikoulutuksen oppilaalle opinto-ohjelmaan pakollisena kuuluvalla liikuntatunnilla pesäpallopelissä sattuneen tapaturman katsottiin sattuneen käytännöllisessä harjoittelutyössä ja opiskelumuodolle ominaisissa olosuhteissa. Tapaturmalautakunnan päätös kumottiin. III-jaosto