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Workers Comp in Burwood NorthWhere to Start

Injured at work? Here’s exactly what to do next.

After the bandage or the ice pack, a waiter carrying heavy trays in Burwood North with shoulder impingement or a knee twist on stairs still has the harder question — where to start the claim. It hinges on one early piece of paper: the early write-up from a WorkCover-trained GP. Without that paper trail, the wage replacement clock simply does not start.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Burwood North — How It Starts

1

See a WorkCover doctor

For kitchen burns, slip injuries, lifting strain, or repetitive-strain wrist issues, your first stop is a WorkCover-trained doctor.

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2

Get your Certificate of Capacity

Your doctor issues this on the first visit. It’s the legal document that proves you have a work injury and tells the insurer how much you can work and what treatment you need. No paperwork on your end — the doctor handles it.

3

Notify your employer

You’re legally required to tell your employer about a work injury — a text or email is enough. Once they get your Certificate of Capacity, they pass it to their workers comp insurer. The claim opens, and wages and treatment get covered from that point.

Common workers comp claims in Burwood North

Workers comp claims in Burwood North most often come from the local hospitality and professional services workforces, alongside the back, shoulder, and stress injuries common across every industry.

Burwood North sits north of the rail line in a stretch dominated by older apartment blocks and the steady inflow of office workers commuting toward Strathfield and the CBD. Workers compensation matters around Burwood North often involve retail back injuries from the Westfield strip down the hill, kitchen burns in busy Asian restaurants, repetitive-strain injuries from desk work and slip-and-falls on the suburb's older tiled stairwells.

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