The CCOO union explained that the TSJPV has thus ratified the sentence from the Social Court of Eibar, which had already determined the professional origin of the employee's cancer. The worker had been exposed in her job to "fumes from various metals".
Among the tasks performed by this worker was the use of a laser machine for engraving padlocks. The operation involved progressively burning the metal, a process that "released dross and smoke", the source specifies.
The TSJPV's ruling is partly based on a report by Osalan, which confirmed the presence of chromium, nickel, and aluminum oxide in the parts, as well as the generation of fumes and suspended metallic particles, CCOO details.
It also notes that the judicial resolution rejects Ifam Seguridad SLU's appeal because it relied on "instrumental documents requiring interpretations, conjectures, and deductions".
Conversely, it considers the exposure to the aforementioned metals proven, without evidence of an adequate aspiration system at work to limit or eliminate exposure, CCOO states. The union calls for greater control over companies from Osalan, the Labor Inspectorate, and the Basque Government, as well as the widespread implementation of "exemplary sanctions for those who breach legislation".
