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A company that ignored a worker's requests for help to maintain equipment, forcing him to perform ad hoc fixes he wasn't qualified for, has been ordered to pay him damages after a machine part exploded in his face.
An appeals commission has rejected submissions that a worker's ruptured breast implant was not an injury because it did not cause a "physiological change".
The Federal Court has ordered a redetermination of whether a worker's injury was caused by customer aggression or reasonable administrative action, finding an earlier decision in favour of the man failed to apply the correct legal test.
A major employer has been found liable for the hearing loss of an "administrative" worker, with an appeals commission confirming she conducted visits to dangerously noisy sites.
A worker who claimed she suffered a psychological injury from her employer sending her "very intense" emails on a COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been denied compensation, with a commission finding there was nothing unreasonable about the employer's communication.
A worker's psychological injuries are impacting on his physical condition but he is still entitled to two sets of incapacity payments, an appeals commission has confirmed.
A tribunal has expressed sympathy for an injured worker's frustrations with his compensation claim, finding a major employer failed to provide him with clear advice or fulfil its obligations to assess his application properly.
A court has rejected a worker's claim that her employer unlawfully threatened to lodge a workers' compensation claim, against her will, after she raised safety concerns affecting her mental health.
A worker who was assaulted and suffered a serious brain injury, while on a winery tour during a "short absence" from his employment, has been denied compensation, with a tribunal rejecting his claims around being encouraged to take leave and consume alcohol.
A worker who suffered extensive injuries while travelling as a passenger in his employer's vehicle is entitled to compensation, a tribunal has ruled, rejecting the employer's claim he was using the car for his own benefit and was not employed at the time.