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KKO 2373/1996 AI generated

Workplace injury claim dismissed because surgical implant failure was deemed a manufacturing defect, not an accident.

Case Number KKO 2373/1996
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the employee's claim for work-related injury compensation regarding a torn surgical implant. The employee argued the implant failure constituted a workplace accident, while the employer contended it was a manufacturing defect. The court ruled that the failure of the implant was a product defect rather than an accidental event during work, thus excluding it from work injury coverage.

Legislator headnote

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Työmenetelmäsääntely 1 §; Työtapaturmalaki 1 §: If a surgical implant fails due to a manufacturing defect, the resulting injury is classified as a product defect rather than a workplace accident under the Work Accident Act.

Keywords

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workplace injury compensation surgical implant failure manufacturing defect work accident definition product liability Supreme Court of Finland work accident act

Cited Legislation

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Work Accident Act 1995, Section 1
Work Accident Act 1995, Section 2
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kko-other_1996_674
Workplace injury claim dismissed because employee's fall was caused by his own negligence, not employer fault.
kko-other_2011_2942
KKO 2942/2011
kko-other_2007_483
Supreme Court dismissed asylum claim where applicant failed to prove accidental tear of filter membrane caused by trauma.
kko-other_2000_1722
Supreme Court rules that a torn rotator cuff is not a work accident but a personal injury.
kko-other_1998_570
Workplace injury claim dismissed as employee failed to prove causal link between lifting and injury.

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Työntekijän olkapää oli työssä tapaturmaisesti vääntynyt. Työntekijän leikkaushoitoa vaatinutta kiertäjäkalvosimen repeämää pidettiin tapaturman seurauksena.