Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
KKO 2421/1996 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses claim that noise and headache from beer bottle injury were work-related.

Case Number KKO 2421/1996
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Supreme Court dismissed the claim that the employee's hearing loss and headache resulted from the work-related injury. The employee was struck on the head with a full beer bottle during work, yet the court found no causal link between the physical trauma and the diagnosed medical conditions. Consequently, the compensation request for these specific symptoms was rejected as not stemming from the accident itself.

Legislator headnote

AI generated

Työlainsäädäntö; Työtapaturmalaissa: Työtapaturman aiheuttama vamma on sellainen, joka on syntynyt työssä tapahtuneesta tapaturmasta. Työtapaturmalaissa 1064/1986 1 § 1 momentti; Työtapaturmalaissa 1064/1986 2 § 1 momentti. Työtapaturman aiheuttama vamma on sellainen, joka on syntynyt työssä tapahtuneesta tapaturmasta, eikä yleisiä terveysongelmia tai oireita pidetä työtapaturman seuraamana, jos niissä ei ole suoraan fyysistä tai psyykkistä sidosta tapaturmaan.

Keywords

AI generated
work injury compensation causal relationship hearing loss headache symptoms beer bottle injury Supreme Court of Finland work accident law

Cited Legislation

AI generated
Työtapaturmalaissa 1064/1986 1 § 1 momentti
Työtapaturmalaissa 1064/1986 2 § 1 momentti
AI generated
insurance_2012_969-2012
Insurance court denied accident pension for depression due to lack of causal link to the 2000 injury.
kko-other_1995_1049
Supreme Court allows compensation for Sudeck's atrophy following a knee injury caused by an accident.
kko-other_2011_2942
KKO 2942/2011
kko-other_2008_439
Supreme Court dismissed claim for work injury compensation due to lack of causal link between pre-existing conditions and accident.
kko-precedent_2007_60
Supreme Court allows compensation for chronic neck pain aggravated by accident despite pre-existing degeneration.

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

Työntekijää oli työssä heitetty täysinäisellä olutpullolla päähän.

Kysymys siitä, olivatko työntekijällä todetut kuulon heikentyminen ja päänsärky seurausta sanotusta pahoinpitelystä.