Browsing: Workers' comp decisions (NSW)





TUE
12:57PM

Council loses injury appeal, failed to advise worker of scope of probe and treated him aggressively

A senior manager's aggressive manner and other missteps made a Sydney council's otherwise reasonable decision to investigate a matter unreasonable, contributing to a worker's psychological injury and entitling him to compensation, an appeals commission has confirmed.


FRI
3:21PM

Worker injured after being called into the office every two days to explain incidents

A major employer has been deemed liable for the psychological injuries a worker developed after she was involved in product-quality-related incidents, which led to her being "interrogated" as if she was involved in a "murder case", a commission has found.



TUE
3:31PM

Worker and his mother awarded damages against negligent contractors, after impalement incident

The mother of a young worker impaled on a steel rod has been awarded more than $200,000 for post-traumatic stress linked to the incident, while her son has been awarded $520,000, and two negligent companies have been ordered to foot most of the bill.



FRI
2:02PM

Injury-causing "events" never occurred: commission

A worker who claimed he was psychologically injured from being required to perform a hazardous task without personal protective equipment, and being bullied by managers and co-workers, has been denied compensation in a case examining the "perception of real events".



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