Success Stories:
WorkCover Claim

Jane is a caring mother and grandmother. At the time of her workplace accident, she was also a passionate aged-care worker committed to helping her clients. While assisting with bed linen in a client’s home, she sustained severe spinal injuries, which were only worsened by multiple surgeries. Jane's injuries left her unable to continue her previous activities, and she now requires daily care from her son and husband. Jane came...

Samim worked for a childcare centre for nearly 10 years and the repetitive heavy lifting of children and changing nappies caused her to tear a muscle in her left shoulder along with damage to her spine. Her injuries took a toll on her, and she developed a severe psychiatric condition. Having not been provided with the correct manual handling training and the correct equipment, her pain was getting worse and...

Lyn’s dedication as a caregiver was evident when she selflessly intervened to prevent an aged care resident, significantly heavier than her, from falling. Unfortunately, she injured her left shoulder in the process but continued to prioritise the needs of others, enduring ongoing pain while working. Regrettably, the compassion Lyn showed was not reciprocated by her employer. Her insurer denied the incidents, leaving her without the support she desperately needed. Feeling...

Our client Greg, a 62-year-old man, worked with an employer in steel fabrication for over 10 years. It was a high-pressure environment with very heavy and repetitive manual labour. Greg sustained injuries over the course of his employment, and he eventually had to cease working before he got to retirement age following an incident where he injured his shoulder and neck pulling a steel bar. Greg was struggling to get...

Meiyun came to us in 2018 after experiencing a severe fall from a ladder at her factory job. The fall resulted in serious injuries to Meiyun’s shoulder, arms, and hands. Unable to return to the workforce, our client faced multiple setbacks from the insurer, who resisted her rightful entitlements, including weekly payments. We successfully fought on Meiyun’s behalf and had her benefits reinstated. We also achieved a successful outcome in...

Our client Melissa was working as a cleaner when she fell down a flight of stairs, fracturing her ankle in two places. The accident impacted her life in many ways – Melissa was unable to work, required a cast and a moonboot, and ongoing physio treatment. She continued to experience pain and cramping which has impacted her balance since. Nervous to lodge a personal injury claim and potentially go to...

Our client came to us in November of 2021 after suffering an injury at her place of work. Ms Lee was employed in a customer service position at the local grocery store. However, due to the qualified butcher having finished for the day, our client was pressured into a situation to perform a butcher’s task for a customer despite our client having not received education or training in this profession....

Our client Rudra worked as a nurse and in the course of his employment he would transfer patients. During one such occurrence, Rudra was moving a patient from bed to chair when the patient became physically violent, causing injury to our clients back and causing a subsequent leg injury. Rudra’s pain became increasingly worse resulting in 3 months bed ridden before requiring various surgeries including a laminectomy on his spine....

In early 2016 Karren and her husband came to Australia on a holiday to both enjoy their honeymoon and explore our country. With plans to stay in Australia for a few months, the couple sought casual work at a farm in Victoria to fund their holiday. Karren’s role included cleaning the machines that process hops, including clearing any rubbish from the apparatus which she did not receive appropriate training for....

As a casual retail worker, when Joanne injured herself on the job, she was unsure what her legal rights were. The common task of lifting and passing boxes to another staff member, unexpectedly resulted in significant nerve damage, requiring 15 medical procedures, a permanent Spinal Nerve Stimulator, and years of pain and suffering. Fortunately, our team were able to reach a successful WorkCover outcome for Joanne who can now look...

Ismail came to Australia as a young man with limited English. Shortly after arriving in Australia, Ismail got married and started a family. He took great pride in providing for his for his young family and working hard as a spray painter for a truck repair centre. Ismail had a horrific and unfortunate fall from a ladder while he was spray painting a truck in 2015, injuring his back. Ismail...

Our client Steph contacted us after suffering a nasty injury in the course of her employment as a disability worker at a school for specific purposes (SSP). Steph was wheeling a student a gurney who had recently undergone spinal surgery, when one of the wheels fell off, causing the gurney to tip over. Our client reacted quickly to catch the bed to protect the child from further injury. She was...

Mary came to see us after suffering a life-changing injury at work. Her employer, a major global stevedoring company, informed her of a damaged shipping container on the wharf and told Mary to go and inspect it. As she was conducting her inspection, another worker opened the door retaining the contents of the container, and in an instant, more than 10 tons of wheat spilled out and over Mary. Mary...

Penelope is a young woman who has been working as an administration assistant for the past decade.   On the day of the incident, Penelope was instructed by her employer to move a large object to an outside location in wet, rainy conditions. Unfortunately, she fell over and suffered a serious fracture to her leg. After surgery, and a long and difficult recovery, Penelope was able to return to work...

Our client Dhruvil is a well-educated individual and has spent recent years working as a Production Engineer in steel fabrication. Dhruvil was asked by his employer to install a metal beam for the construction of a garage, despite knowing that he did not hold the necessary qualification to carry-out this particular task. While on the job, as Dhruvil was helping his work mates to install the beam, the structure gave...

In 2008, Mia came to us after being injured in the course of her employment from lifting a truck bull bar to fill a radiator with water. Following unsuccessful attempts to receive legal assistance from three other firms, who advised her that she had no claim, Mia didn’t give up despite the many struggles this accident inflicted on her life. Fortunately, through our team’s commitment to Mia and persistence in...

Before his accident, Mr Wang was enjoying his full-time employment as a professional welder, as well as an active life full of hobbies outside of work. On the day of his accident, while Mr Wang was doing his normal duty following the usual procedures, the rail he was welding suddenly slipped from the crane and fell. He tried to catch the rail and, in that process, injured his lower back....

As an immigrant to Australia, Mr Cui was making his living through hard work, and he was full of hope for a better future for him and his young family. On the night of his accident, Mr Cui finished his food delivery job a bit earlier than usual as it started to rain. As he was riding his motorcycle home,  a car suddenly turned into his path and struck him....

Khan is a young man in his 30s, who works as a carer. This job requires lots of heavy lifting and use of his body, and unfortunately Khan suffered a nasty back injury at work whilst lifting someone into a car. We were pleased assist Khan in achieving compensation for his pain and suffering, and loss of earnings and earning capacity. This is what Khan had to say about our...

John was self-employed as a roof tiler for over 20 years before he suffered a nasty injury at work. He had been called out to a job site that was messy, full of rubbish and other debris, for an urgent job. At this site, tradespeople had to use muddy walkways to get to and from the houses being constructed. While walking on one of these paths, John slipped and jolted...