KKO 2143/2006
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Supreme Court dismissed claim for work accident compensation for tendon rupture due to lack of causation between work and injury.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the claim for work accident compensation regarding a tendon rupture in the client's hand. The client argued the injury occurred during work, but the court found no causal link between the work activity and the specific injury mechanism. Consequently, the claim was rejected because the injury did not arise from the performance of work duties.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedWork Injury Act; Work Accident Act: A work accident requires a causal link between the work activity and the injury; mere temporal proximity or similarity in location is insufficient to establish such a link.
Keywords
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work accident compensation
causal link requirement
tendon rupture injury
work activity connection
Supreme Court dismissal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedWork Accident Act 1985
Work Injury Act 1985
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