Broken dental crown while eating chicken is not an accident

ATA/35/1997Corte di giustizia / Camera amministrativa15 gen 1997Dismissed

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Sintesi Omnilex

The insured person broke a dental crown on a bone while eating chicken and claimed accident insurance coverage for the resulting dental expenses. The court held that the event was not an accident within the meaning of Art. 9(1) OLAA because the extraordinary external factor was lacking. The appeal was therefore dismissed and no reimbursement of dental costs was ordered.

Massima Omnilex

Art. 9 al. 1 OLAA; accident definition; extraordinary external factor: the mere breaking of a dental crown on a bone while eating does not constitute an accident, as the prerequisite of an extraordinary external factor is lacking. Ordinary mishaps in the course of eating are not sufficient to trigger accident insurance coverage for dental treatment costs.

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Descripteurs

ASSURANCE SOCIALE; ACCIDENT; AA; AFFECTION DENTAIRE; CAUSE EXTERIEURE EXTRAORDINAIRE; REMBOURSEMENT DE FRAIS(ASSURANCE); ASSU

Normes

LAA.9 al.1

Résumé

Le fait de se briser une couronne dentaire sur un os en mangeant du poulet ne saurait être qualifié d'accident au sens de l'art. 9 al. 1 OLAA, la condition du facteur extérieur extraordinaire faisant défaut.

Parole chiave

social insuranceaccident definitionextraordinary external factordental crownreimbursementinsurance coverage

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Questione giuridica chiave

Whether the broken dental crown while eating chicken qualifies as an accident under Art. 9(1) OLAA.

Decisione estratta

No. The required extraordinary external factor was absent.

Motivazione estratta

Breaking a dental crown on a bone while eating is an ordinary eating mishap and does not involve an extraordinary external factor within the meaning of the accident definition.

Questione giuridica chiave

Whether the insurer must reimburse the dental expenses as accident-related treatment.

Decisione estratta

No reimbursement is owed because the event is not an insured accident.

Motivazione estratta

Without an accident within the meaning of the ordinance, there is no basis for accident insurance coverage of the dental costs.

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