II UK 175/03
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External cause of work accident requires actual external factor acting on worker, not mere admission to work.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a lower court ruling that rejected a work accident claim. The plaintiff argued her husband's death was a work accident, but the court found the medical evidence showed he was fit for work and his death resulted from a pre-existing heart condition. The court held that merely admitting an unfit worker to labor does not constitute an external cause; a specific external factor must actually act upon the worker's compromised body.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedUstawa z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych, art. 6 ust. 1; External cause of work accident requires actual external factor acting on worker, not mere admission to work.
Keywords
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work accident
external cause
medical certification
work disability
cassation appeal
work injury
medical opinion
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. 229 § 4 k.p.
art. 211 pkt 5 k.p.
art. 393 § 12 k.p.c.
art. 229 § 4 k.p
art. 211 pkt 5 k.p
art. 39312 k.p.c
Cited Case Law
AI generatedSNAPiUS 1997 nr 21, poz. 420
II UKN 124/98, OSNAPiUS 1999 nr 14, poz. 464
II UKN 308/98, OSNAPiUS 1999 nr 24, poz. 797