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.

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Workers Comp in Somersby — Where to Start

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

Somersby industrial estate injuries usually involve a food-manufacturing worker with a repetitive-strain wrist, a light-engineering machinist with a forklift incident, or a freight handler after a back strain. Each path opens at the same first stop, a GP completing the initial assessment and writing the doctor's note. Workers compensation wages and a graded return to the production line are sequenced from that consult.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Somersby — 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 Somersby

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

Somersby's working population concentrates around the Somersby industrial estate just off the M1, with food manufacturing, light engineering, and freight handling driving local employment. Workers compensation injuries here are dominated by repetitive-strain claims from production lines, forklift incidents, and back strains from picking work. A smaller pocket of orchard and rural workers along the Peats Ridge Road also files seasonal claims each year.

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