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 · Macarthur

Workers Comp in Eagle Vale — Where to Start

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

Around Eagle Vale the work sits on building sites across the Macarthur growth area and inside the Smeaton Grange and Minto yards, where injuries tend to be knees, shoulders and crush trauma. The claim starts with a medical assessment, where your doctor records the injury and issues a Certificate of Capacity setting out your work limits. You can have that appointment with our doctors and keep seeing our physios through the recovery.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Eagle Vale — 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 Eagle Vale

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

Eagle Vale sits in the Campbelltown housing belt with a strong family-tradie demographic, drawing on the Smeaton Grange and Minto industrial estates and the construction sites across the Macarthur growth area. Workers compensation claims out of Eagle Vale typically involve back, shoulder and knee injuries from on-site construction labour, plus the crush, laceration and forklift claims that come with shifts at the surrounding fabrication and food-production yards.

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