Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2025
sch.14-sec.95Serious shoulder injury
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sch.14-sec.95 Serious shoulder injury
Comment 16 to 30 The injury will involve serious trauma to the shoulder causing serious permanent impairment. Examples of the injury a crush injury a serious fracture with secondary arthritis nerve palsies from which the injured worker will partially recover established non-union of a clavicular or scapular fracture despite open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) established non-union of a clavicular or scapular fracture if surgery is not appropriate or not possible, and there is significant functional impairment Additional comment about appropriate level of ISV An ISV at or near the top of the range will be appropriate if there is a DPI for the injury of 25% and the injury is to the dominant upper limb.