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KKO 16/2002 KI-generiert

Supreme Court dismisses claim for occupational disease compensation for asthma caused by mold exposure in wood treatment work.

Geschäftsnummer KKO 16/2002
Gericht / Behörde
Rechtsordnung Finnland (FI)
Entscheiddatum
Ausgang Abgewiesen (Dismissed)

Legislator-Zusammenfassung

KI-generiert

The Supreme Court dismissed the claimant's request for compensation regarding occupational asthma allegedly caused by mold exposure during wood treatment work since 1982. The court found that the specific medical diagnosis of occupational asthma was not supported by the evidence linking the condition directly to the alleged mold exposure in the workplace. Consequently, the claim was rejected because the necessary causal connection between the work environment and the diagnosed illness could not be established.

Legislator-Regeste

KI-generiert

Workmen's Compensation Act 1982; Occupational Disease Act 1982: The court held that a claim for occupational disease compensation fails when the medical evidence does not establish a direct causal link between the specific workplace exposure and the diagnosed condition.

Schlagwörter

KI-generiert
occupational disease compensation mold exposure occupational asthma workmen's compensation Act causal link requirement wood treatment work Supreme Court dismissal Heimarbeit

Zitierte Gesetzesbestimmungen

KI-generiert
Workmen's Compensation Act 1982
Occupational Disease Act 1982
KI-generiert

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Volltext

A oli työskennellyt vuodesta 1982 lähtien puunkäsittelytehtävissä erilaisten työkoneiden kuljettajana. A:n oli todettu altistuneen työssään voimakkaasti homeille. Kysymys siitä, oliko A:lla todettu keuhkoastma korvattava ammattitauti.