II UKN 616/99
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Work accident status determined without requiring immediate health damage under Polish Work Accident Act.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal regarding whether a slip on wet stairs constituted a work accident. The lower court found the event met the statutory criteria of suddenness, work connection, and external causation, noting that health damage is not a prerequisite for the event's classification. The court upheld this decision because the medical expert opinion confirmed the injury could exacerbate pre-existing conditions, even if it did not definitively prove causation for all symptoms.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; A work accident is defined by suddenness, work connection, and external causation, without requiring immediate health damage as a constitutive element.
Keywords
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work accident classification
health damage requirement
suddenness of event
workplace injury
medical expert opinion
causation in law
Polish labor law
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
Art. 9 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych
Art. 233 § 1 KPC
Art. 393 § 12 KPC