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- Find out what compensation payout you may receive in your particular State or Territory
- Find out how to lodge a compensation claim and how the claims process works
- Ensure you get the maximum payout possible. If you have an offer from WorkCover we can advise you if the offer is an acceptable amount
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Your injury may vary, minor to severe
Below is a list of common injuries:
Head injury, or brain injury, back injury, whiplash injury, shoulder injury, broken bones including nose, arm, leg, finger or toe fractures including fractured shoulder, arm, leg or finger, loss of limb I.e the loss of a leg or arm, loss of finger, thumb or toe, wrist injury or hand injury and there are many more...
Work Fatality Compensation
Compensation Claims for Death
If you have lost a family member in a work related fatality you may be entitled to claim injury compensation. The laws surrounding this sensitive issue are different in each State or Territory. For this reason we urge you to seek legal advice without delay.
Where an individual or worker dies as a result negligence in a workplace injury and that individuals family is dependent upon him/her for financial support, those family members can make a claim for losses to the value of the dependency which they have been deprived. This is subject to any threshold or any relevant State or Territory legislation that is in place in this respect.
The areas where the majority of the damages (compensation) are awarded are the financial loss suffered as a result of the death, i.e. the earnings the deceased was bringing into the household. In addition, there may be other losses incurred such as medical, financial and similar expenses.
If a family member witnessed the accident or was involved in the aftermath and this causes them to develop a psychiatric injury, then that person may also have a separate claim.
Some of the issues taken into account to assess damages are as follows:
- The deceased's earnings.
- Level of dependency.
- Period of dependency.
- Issues such as remarriage, the ages and needs of the surviving spouse and children are relevant to this.
The estate of the deceased also has a claim for estate and funeral expenses, the cost of ambulance, medical and hospital treatment undergone between the time of the accident and the time of death can also be recovered.
To make sure you are fairly compensated for a work related fatality seek legal advice from a specialist compensation lawyer to ensure you receive the payments and compensation to which you are entitled.
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