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KKO 2162/2002 AI generated

Supreme Court allows partial compensation for knee ligament tear sustained while assisting elderly person with wheelchair transfer.

Case Number KKO 2162/2002
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Finland allowed partial compensation for the plaintiff's knee injury sustained while assisting an elderly person transfer from a toilet to a wheelchair. The plaintiff suffered an acute knee injury when the elderly person's feet slipped, forcing him to support them in a twisted position and lower them to the floor. The court ruled that the injury was a direct result of the work duties under the Workmen's Accident Insurance Act, granting compensation for the partial tear of the inner knee joint.

Legislator headnote

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Workmen's Accident Insurance Act; Liability Act: An injury sustained by an employee while performing work duties, including assisting a third party, is compensable under the Workmen's Accident Insurance Act regardless of the third party's fault.

Keywords

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Workmen's Accident Insurance Act employee liability assisting third party work injury compensation knee ligament tear Supreme Court of Finland accident at work

Cited Legislation

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Workmen's Accident Insurance Act 1983
Liability Act 1972
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kko-other_2000_2583
Supreme Court allows compensation for work-related muscle strain treated as occupational disease under Finnish Act on Work-Related Diseases.
kko-other_2008_8
Supreme Court dismissed appeal regarding whether an accident significantly aggravated the applicant's knee injury.
kko-other_2001_439
Work injury claim dismissed because pre-existing pain was not a direct cause of the new muscle tear.
insurance_1980_3707-1979
Insurance court dismissed claim for work-related injury compensation due to lack of causal link between job duties and medical diagnosis.
kko-other_2018_2440
Work injury claim dismissed because delayed medical report broke causal link between accident and injury.

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A:n avustaessa työssään vanhusta WC-istuimelta pyörätuoliin hän oli vanhuksen jalkojen äkillisesti pettäessä joutunut kannattelemaan tätä kiertyneessä asennossa sekä laskemaan hänet lattialle. A oli tuntenut polvessaan revähdyksen. Kysymys polven sisemmän nivelkierukan osittaisen repeämän korvaamisesta tapaturmavakuutuslain perusteella.