KKO 478/2012
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Supreme Court dismisses work injury claim where ankle pain stems from prior injury, not the accident.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the claimant's request for compensation regarding prolonged ankle and heel pain. The court found that the heel area had been compressed prior to the accident, causing the injury, rather than the work accident itself. Consequently, the causal link between the work injury and the subsequent pain was not established.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedWork Injury Act s. 1; Work Injury Act s. 2: An injury is not considered a work injury if it is caused by a pre-existing condition or prior injury rather than the accident itself.
Keywords
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work injury compensation
causal link assessment
pre-existing condition
heel compression injury
Supreme Court of Finland
work injury Act
medical causation
Cited Legislation
AI generatedWork Injury Act s. 1
Work Injury Act s. 2
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Full text
Kysymys kantapään ja nilkan pitkittyneiden vaivojen syy-yhteydestä työtapaturmaan, jossa kantapään alue oli jäänyt puristuksiin.