Supreme Court dismisses claim that lifting a broom caused a lumbar compression fracture under accident insurance law.
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe Supreme Court dismissed the claim that the plaintiff's lumbar compression fracture resulted from an accident covered by accident insurance law. The plaintiff alleged pain while lifting a broom, but the court found no causal link between the specific act and the medical injury. Consequently, the court ruled that the injury did not constitute an accident under the relevant statutory definition.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IAAccident Insurance Act; Liability Act: An injury sustained during a daily activity is not an accident under the Accident Insurance Act if the activity was not performed in the ordinary course of daily life or if the injury resulted from a disease rather than an external event.
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Generato dall'IATesto completo
A oli nostanut siivouskärryä ylemmälle porrasaskelmalle, jolloin hän oli tuntenut selässään pistävää kipua. Myöhemmin hänen lannenikamassaan oli todettu kompressiomurtuma. Kysymys siitä, oliko A:lle sattunut tapaturmavakuutuslaissa tarkoitettu tapaturma ja siitä, oikeuttiko murtuma tapaturmavakuutuslain nojalla korvaukseen.