WorkCover is a government-run workers’ compensation scheme that provides benefits and support to workers who are injured or become ill as a result of their work.

Who is eligible to make a WorkCover claim?

Any employee in NSW who suffers a work-related injury or illness may be eligible to claim.

What benefits can I receive under WorkCover?

You may receive wage support, medical care, rehabilitation, and lump sum payments for permanent impairment.

Are WorkCover benefits limited or capped?

Yes, benefits are capped and depend on your earnings, injury type, and level of impairment.

How is compensation calculated?

Compensation is based on your pre-injury income, medical assessments, and work capacity.

Can I claim lump sum compensation?

Only workers with a permanent impairment above a set threshold may claim this compensation.

Will I receive weekly payments while I’m unable to work?

Yes, weekly payments cover a percentage of the income you lose while unable to work.

Workers Comp · South-Western Sydney

Workers Comp in Silverdale — Where to Start

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

Take a typical Silverdale file — a plasterer whose shoulders have given up on ceilings. Once the doctor's paperwork from a workers comp-literate first visit is filed, the insurer has nothing left to wait on. From there, wage continuity, scans and a return plan stop being negotiations and start being scheduled steps.

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Workers Comp Help in Silverdale

The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Silverdale — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

If you're a tradie with a back strain, a fall on-site, or a crush injury from machinery, the first move is a WorkCover-trained doctor.

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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.

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 Silverdale

Workers comp claims in Silverdale most often come from the local manufacturing and construction workforces, alongside the back, shoulder, and stress injuries common across every industry.

Silverdale sits along Silverdale Road between Wallacia and Warragamba, with residents working agricultural blocks, the construction flow through the Sydney Water Warragamba Dam upgrades, and trade-services across the Penrith belt. WorkCover claims here involve quarry machinery rollovers, livestock-handling shoulder injuries, civil-construction trench-edge falls on the dam upgrades, plus the chainsaw lacerations and cumulative back damage that come with running larger landholdings out here.

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