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KKO 919/2001 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses occupational disease claim for wrist arthritis and tendonitis based on work-related lifting tasks.

Case Number KKO 919/2001
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the claimant's request for compensation regarding right wrist arthritis and bilateral tendonitis. The court found that the medical evidence did not establish a causal link between the alleged occupational tasks and the diagnosed conditions. Consequently, the claim was rejected because the statutory requirements for recognizing an occupational disease were not met.

Legislator headnote

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Ammattitautilain 1 §; 2 §: An injury is not recognized as an occupational disease if the medical evidence fails to prove a causal relationship between the work-related activity and the diagnosed condition.

Keywords

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occupational disease recognition causal relationship requirement wrist arthritis compensation tendonitis work injury Supreme Court dismissal

Cited Legislation

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Ammattitautilaki 1 §
Ammattitautilaki 2 §
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Kysymys kivityöntekijällä todettujen oikean ranteen nivelrikon ja molempien käsien jännetulehduksen korvaamisesta ammattitautina.

AmmattitautiL 1 §