WorkCover and Workplace Injury Lawyer in Fortitude Valley

About Our Fortitude Valley Office

Viktoria Teed, principal lawyer at ClaimHub Legal, meets clients by appointment at a serviced office at Level 1, 76 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, on the corner of Water Street. Call 1300 390 394 to book. Fortitude Valley railway station is about a five-minute walk away, and drivers can use metered street parking or parking garages on Gregory Terrace and at the station.

You do not have to come in. Viktoria can speak with you by phone or video call, and the firm can visit you at home or in hospital if your injury makes travel hard.

Local Industries & Workplace Risks

Brisbane City Council lists Fortitude Valley as one of the city's principal centres and points to its nightlife and restaurant scene. Council's economic profile names the Valley as a key employment location for professional, scientific and technical services, with the nearby Kelvin Grove–Herston area a key location for health care jobs.

• Hospitality and live music: bars, restaurants and live music venues on Brunswick Street and its pedestrian mall, including the Fortitude Music Hall, with much of the trade at night.
• Offices: professional, scientific, technical and corporate workplaces, including Aurizon's corporate headquarters at 900 Ann Street.
• Health care: the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and the STARS rehabilitation and surgical service in nearby Herston.

Common Workplace Injuries in Fortitude Valley

• Hospitality: slips on wet floors, kitchen burns and cuts, and lifting kegs and stock, which can cause back and shoulder injuries. Aggressive incidents on late shifts can also lead to psychological injury.
• Office work: repetitive strain, neck pain, and psychological injury linked to workload or bullying.
• Health care: back and shoulder strain from moving patients, and injuries from occupational violence.
• Commuting: Queensland's scheme can cover injuries on the journey between home and work, subject to conditions. If a vehicle was involved, a CTP claim may also apply.

Hurt as a customer, such as in a fall at a venue? See our slip and fall guide, or read about WorkCover claims.

Local Medical & Legal Resources

• Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital – corner of Butterfield Street and Bowen Bridge Road, Herston. Public hospital with an emergency department.
• Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) – 296 Herston Road, Herston; public rehabilitation and surgical service.
• Mater public emergency department – Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane.
• Brisbane Magistrates Court – 363 George Street, Brisbane City.
• Queensland Industrial Relations Commission – Industrial Registry, Level 21, Central Plaza Two, 66 Eagle Street, Brisbane. Hears most appeals against review decisions of the Workers' Compensation Regulator.
• WorkCover Queensland – 1300 927 928. Insures most Queensland employers; some larger employers are self-insured.
• Workplace Health and Safety Queensland – employers may need to notify it of certain workplace incidents.

If a public hospital treats your work injury, it may send your work capacity certificate to WorkCover Queensland, but no claim starts unless you ask for one.