Facts
[A.], born in 1954, was compulsorily insured against the consequences of accidents with the Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (Suva) as a floor layer. After a fall while ice skating in 1979 and two recurrence reports in 1999 and 2009, [A.] again reported complaints about his right wrist in 2014. Suva acknowledged its obligation to provide benefits for the recurrence and provided the statutory benefits. After a final medical examination by the district physician, it informed [A.] that the cost of treatment and daily allowance benefits would be discontinued as of October 31, 2015. By decision of October 22, 2015, it awarded him a disability pension based on a degree of disability of 22% and an integrity compensation based on a loss of integrity of 10% from November 1, 2015.
[A.] appealed against the Suva's objection decision. The Insurance Court of the Canton of St. Gallen partially upheld the appeal and awarded the insured a disability pension based on a degree of disability of 38% effective from November 1, 2015.
Suva then filed an appeal in public law matters and requested that the lower court's decision be set aside to the extent that the insured was awarded a disability pension based on a degree of disability of more than 26% effective from November 1, 2015.
Considerations
The Federal Court states that the lower court wrongly disregarded the entire production sector in determining the disability income. Rather, the wage levels in the entire private sector are generally decisive. Furthermore, competence level 1 is appropriate, as the insured does not have any special skills and knowledge.
With regard to the deduction…