A bad back does not have to be "produced by external causes" to be considered work-related, the Northern Territory Supreme Court has found in confirming that a fly-in-fly-out worker who was injured while sleeping was entitled to compensation.
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A mine worker who slipped while showering at an offsite camp has won compensation for an acute shoulder injury, with the Queensland IRC defining a "remote" site as one that is a long way from where a "substantial number" of its workers usually reside.
A fly-in-fly-out worker, who apparently hurt his back while sleeping, has been awarded workers' compensation in the Northern Territory Magistrates Court.
A Telstra employee who twice fell down a set of wooden stairs that linked her home office to the rest of her house has won workers' compensation for her physical and psychological injuries.