Family entitled to compensation for work accident regardless of employee's contributory negligence or intoxication.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's cassation appeal regarding a fatal workplace accident involving carbon monoxide poisoning. The court found that the employee's minor intoxication did not break the causal link between his work duties and the accident, which occurred while he was sleeping in the cab to protect company property. Consequently, the court ruled that family members are entitled to a lump-sum compensation under the Work Accident Act, irrespective of the deceased's contribution to the incident.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 8 ust. 1 ustawy wypadkowej; Art. 12 ust. 1 ustawy wypadkowej; Art. 393 § 1 k.p.c.: Family members of a worker who dies in a work accident are entitled to a lump-sum payment regardless of whether the worker contributed to the accident or was intoxicated.