Supreme Court dismisses appeal confirming work accident status when event occurs during normal duties without interest analysis.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the employer against a lower court ruling that declared a worker's death a work accident. The worker, a site supervisor, died of a heart attack while intervening to remove a drugged individual from the construction site, an act he performed as part of his standard duties. The court held that establishing the event occurred during the performance of ordinary tasks or orders is sufficient to meet the legal criteria, rendering an analysis of whether the actions served the employer's interest unnecessary.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; For a sudden event caused by an external cause to be classified as a work accident, it is sufficient to establish that the event occurred during or in connection with the performance of ordinary tasks or orders, without the need to examine whether such tasks were performed in the interest of the employer.