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KKO 229/2000 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses claim that food worker's shoulder pain was work-related despite prior compensation for same injury.

Case Number KKO 229/2000
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the claim that the applicant's shoulder symptoms were causally linked to his employment. The applicant, a food worker, sought recognition of work-relatedness for right shoulder pain, noting he had previously received compensation for an identical condition diagnosed as an occupational disease. The court ruled that since the injury was already legally established and compensated as an occupational disease, the current symptoms could not be treated as a new work-related injury requiring separate recognition.

Legislator headnote

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Work Injury Act; Occupational Disease Act: Where an injury is already recognized and compensated as an occupational disease, subsequent symptoms of the same condition are not considered a new work-related injury.

Keywords

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work injury recognition occupational disease compensation causal link assessment duplicate injury claim food industry worker shoulder pathology supreme court ruling

Cited Legislation

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Work Injury Act
Occupational Disease Act
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