Facts
A. has been employed as a maintenance specialist by the municipality of B. since August 2001 and is compulsorily insured against the consequences of accidents with AXA Insurance AG (AXA). On 11 February 2014, A. struck a wall with his right fist out of stress, anger or rage and sustained a subcutaneous extensor tendon tear in his right little finger. AXA denied any claim for insurance benefits, as neither an accident nor an accident-like bodily injury had occurred, since the insured had intentionally inflicted the injury on himself. CSS Insurance AG (CSS) filed an objection, which was upheld by the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich. AXA then filed a public law appeal.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court concluded that while the insured had not struck the wall with the intention of injuring himself, given the force of the blow and the associated high risk of injury,…