Ukraine: Pivnichnyy mining & processing plant to pay former worker UAH 140,000 for moral damages caused by occupational disease
[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]
Decision № 121048162, 16.08.2024, Ternivskyi District Court of Kryvyi Rih City
On July 19, 2024, INDIVIDUAL_1 filed a lawsuit against the PJSC Pivnichny Mining and Processing Plant (hereinafter PJSC), seeking compensation for moral damages in the amount of UAH 320,000 under Articles 153, 173, and 237-1 of the Labor Code of Ukraine. The claim was based on an occupational disease sustained at work and a resulting permanent loss of professional capacity.
The court partially satisfied the claim. It ordered PJSC Pivnichny Mining and Processing Plant (Code 00191023) to pay INDIVIDUAL_1 (Tax ID: NUMBER_1) UAH 140,000 in moral damages, without withholding taxes or mandatory payments.