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 Silverdale — Where to Start

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

Civil work on the dam upgrades brings in crews from across the Penrith belt, and a trench-edge fall on that kind of job is a straightforward workers compensation claim. So is a livestock injury on your employer's property. In both cases, see a doctor and get the Certificate of Capacity before anything else happens with the paperwork. Our doctors handle the assessment, and our physios take the shoulder and back work the insurer has approved.

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The first 3 steps

Workers Comp in Silverdale — How It Starts

See a WorkCover doctor

For machinery, livestock, or chemical exposure incidents on-site, your first stop 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 agriculture 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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