Diving injury not covered as accident due to gradual pressure change rather than sudden external event.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe court dismissed the claim for diving-related illness, ruling that the pressure change was gradual rather than sudden. The plaintiff suffered from diver's disease after ascending too quickly from 32 meters, but the court found the cause was not an unexpected external event. Consequently, the injury was not classified as an accident under the relevant insurance law.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IAS. 10 of the Insurance Act 1986; S. 11 of the Insurance Act 1986: A disease caused by a gradual reduction in pressure during ascent does not constitute an accident under insurance law because it lacks the element of suddenness and unexpectedness required for an external event.
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Henkilö oli vapaa-aikanaan olleessaan harrastamassa sukeltamista noussut 32 metrin syvyydestä liian nopeasti seurauksin, että hän oli sairastunut sukeltajantautiin. KKO 25.01.1988: Sukeltajantaudin aiheuttanut paineen aleneminen ei ollut johtunut äkillisestä ja odottamattomasta ulkoisesta tapahtumasta eikä tauti näin ollen ollut aiheutunut tapaturmasta. Vakuutusoikeuden ja tapaturmalautakunnan päätökset kumottiin. V-jaosto