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KKO 629/2011 AI generated

Work injury claim dismissed because shoulder pain occurred after the accident date and lacks causal link.

Case Number KKO 629/2011
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 to recognize shoulder injuries sustained after December 31, 2006, as work-related to a September 15, 2006 accident. The claimant argued the pain was a consequence of the original injury, while the opposing party contended the symptoms appeared too late to be causally connected. The court ruled that the temporal gap between the accident and the onset of symptoms broke the necessary causal chain required for work injury status.

Legislator headnote

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Work Injury Act; Workmen's Compensation Act: Injuries occurring after the accident date are not work-related unless a direct causal link is established, which requires the injury to be a direct consequence of the accident.

Keywords

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work injury compensation causal link requirement temporal proximity test occupational disease claim Supreme Court of Finland

Cited Legislation

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Work Injury Act 1985
Workmen's Compensation Act 1985
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Full text

Kysymys siitä, olivatko hakijan vasemman olka-hartiaseudun vaivat 31.12.2006 jälkeen syy-yhteydessä 15.9.2006 sattuneeseen työtapaturmaan.