If you fall at work, your employer’s Workers’ Compensation insurance typically covers your injuries, medical expenses, and lost wages. Here’s exactly what you need to do to protect your rights and maximise your compensation.
Immediate Actions Required After a Workplace Fall:
1. Seek Medical Treatment (Same Day)
- Visit your GP, urgent care centre, or call an ambulance if seriously injured
- Tell medical providers the injury occurred at work and provide exact details of when, where, and how
- Get documented medical records linking your injuries to the workplace incident
- Don’t wait to “see how you feel” – some injuries develop symptoms hours or days later
2. Notify Your Employer (As Soon As Possible)
- Report the accident formally, including what caused the fall and the exact location
- Describe all body parts twisted or impacted, even if pain isn’t immediate
- Document any head impact, dizziness, or pain experienced
- Note: Your right to compensation may depend on quick, thorough reporting
3. File Your Workers’ Compensation Claim
- Complete official claim forms beyond just verbal notification to your employer
- This formal claim is essential for receiving compensation benefits
What Workers’ Compensation Covers in WA:
Your entitlements typically include:
- All medical and therapy bills related to your workplace injury
- Out-of-pocket expenses (medications, crutches, mobility aids)
- Weekly wage replacement when unfit for work due to your injuries
Common workplace fall injuries include: soft tissue damage, bruises, sprains, strains to muscles and tendons, and joint injuries, many of which aren’t immediately visible but develop over time.
Working with experienced workers’ compensation lawyers in Perth, Baldivis, or Osborne Park can help ensure you receive the full compensation you’re entitled to under WA law.
You are entitled to Workers’ Compensation
If you experience an injury in a workplace accident, you have a right to receive benefits from workers’ compensation. These benefits typically include:
- Payment of medical and therapy bills
- Out-of-pocket expenses (for medications, crutches, etc.)
- Weekly wages for lost income (where unfit for work).
The Team at Soul Legal
If you have tripped and fallen and work and have made a workers compensation claim, our experienced worker’s compensation lawyers in Perth, Baldivis, and Osborne Park, WA, will ensure you receive the compensation you deserve.
Soul Legal offers a free no-obligation claim assessment, along with a no-win-no-fee service if we consider your claim worth pursuing.
Our dedicated and empathetic lawyers have extensive experience with Worker’s Compensation claims in WA and will help you through every step of the claims process.
Kevin Wong is the Director of Soul Legal and a seasoned Perth-based personal injury lawyer who has been passionately representing injured clients across Western Australia since 1991, handling everything from minor claims to complex catastrophic injury cases.
