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Decision № 122532306, 22.10.2024, Kirovskyi District Court of Kirovohrad City

In September 2023, Person_1 filed a lawsuit against the State Enterprise Eastern Mining and Processing Plant, seeking 335,000 UAH as compensation for moral damages caused by loss of working capacity due to an occupational disease.

The plaintiff stated that he worked at the enterprise for 16 years and 23 days, specifically: from June 26, 2006 to February 18, 2008 as an underground miner; from February 19, 2008 to April 17, 2008 as a trainee underground electrician; from April 18, 2008 to July 28, 2022 as a regular underground electrician for equipment maintenance and repair. All of this time was spent in underground conditions at the Ingulskaya mine of the enterprise.
The court partially granted the claim and ordered the State Enterprise Eastern Mining and Processing Plant to pay 150,000 UAH to Person_1 as compensation for moral damages due to the occupational disease. This amount is before tax deductions on personal income.