After a work injury, you may have questions about your paperwork, your benefit rate or a disability rating. This guide gives Statesville readers a place to begin. Read about the forms first, then follow the links that address the calculation or process you want to understand.
The North Carolina workers’ compensation overview explains the five forms discussed below. Keep your own question in mind as you read. If you want to talk about it, make a short list of what you understand and what still needs an explanation.
Finding your bearings in Statesville and Iredell County
Statesville is the county seat of Iredell County. I-77 and I-40 meet in Statesville.
Iredell Memorial Hospital at 557 Brookdale Drive in Statesville is one local place people get treatment. Other treatment locations include the Iredell Mooresville campus in Mooresville and the emergency room at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital at 171 Fairview Road in Mooresville.
Begin with the North Carolina forms
The North Carolina overview organizes the paperwork around five entries: Form 18, Form 19, average weekly wage / Form 22, Forms 60/61/63 and Form 25C. Read those entries together to get your bearings before moving to a particular question.
For a question about your benefit rate, look at the wage information used in the calculation. Your average weekly wage is the figure your benefit rate is calculated from.
The questions Statesville readers ask
What wage information is behind my benefit rate?
Begin by looking at the wages used to calculate your average weekly wage. The wage statement supplies the information for that calculation. The average weekly wage guide explains the connection between those wages and your benefit rate.
Where do I look if I was new to the job?
If you had recently started working there, read the companion guide on the workers’ comp calculation for a new employee. Keep the average weekly wage guide open while you read it.
Where can I learn about a hearing request?
Use the North Carolina hearing-request guide to read about the process. If that is what you want to discuss when you call, put the hearing-request question on your list.
What can I read about checks stopping?
The Form 23 guide explains when workers’ comp checks can stop. Follow that link if stopping checks is the question you want to understand.
The work people do around Statesville
Employment sectors in Iredell County include manufacturing, retail trade, health care and social assistance, accommodation and food, and construction.
Iredell County, which includes Mooresville, has many motorsports race shops, and automotive parts, advanced materials and industrial machinery are key industries in the region. Logistics and distribution is also a county industry cluster.
Whatever your job, begin with the North Carolina overview. Use the paperwork and wage calculation sections to organize what you want to ask.
Work through the disability rating calculation
To explain a permanent partial disability rating calculation, Brad starts with the rating percentage and the applicable scheduled weeks. Apply the percentage to those weeks. Multiply the weeks that result by the compensation rate.
Rating percentage x applicable scheduled weeks x compensation rate = rating calculation.
Reading the percentage alone leaves out the other inputs. Ask which scheduled weeks and compensation rate are being used. With those inputs identified, you can follow the multiplication step by step.
A settlement question calls for more reading. See the guides on calculating North Carolina workers’ compensation settlements and considering whether to settle your case. Ask how the rating calculation fits into that discussion.
Working with a Workers’ Compensation Specialist from Statesville
The contact point for this guide is The Law Offices of Bradley H. Smith, 3117 Whiting Avenue, Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28205. Office visits by appointment only. Call (980) 281-9984.
Statesville is a service area for the firm: clients from Statesville are served from the Charlotte office, by appointment.
From the Statesville city center, the drive to the Charlotte office is about 41 miles, mostly I-77 South. The routing estimate is roughly 55 minutes without traffic.
Before calling, write down the questions you want to cover. Start with what happened at work and the paperwork you have. Then identify the part you want explained, such as average weekly wage or a rating calculation. If a hearing request is your concern, raise that question at the start.
During the call, ask what information to have available for an appointment. You can review Bradley H. Smith’s background and check the contact page when arranging your visit.
Talk through your next question
Bring the questions you want answered, whether it concerns your average weekly wage, returning to work, or a second opinion on medical treatment.
For further reading, visit the Concord guide, another North Carolina reader guide. You can also browse the Video Center for explanations to watch.
Keep these guides handy
- North Carolina workers’ compensation overview
- Average weekly wage and the wage statement
- The calculation for a new employee
- When workers’ comp checks can stop
- The Concord guide
- Video Center
Bradley H. Smith. Certified as a specialist in workers’ compensation law by the North Carolina State Bar; licensed in NC and SC. No fee unless we recover. Call (980) 281-9984.
Frequently asked questions
How should I plan an office visit from Statesville?
Arrange an appointment at the Charlotte office before setting out. The drive from the Statesville city center is about 41 miles, mostly I-77 South, with a routing estimate of roughly 55 minutes without traffic.
Where should a Statesville reader start with average weekly wage?
Read the average weekly wage guide to understand the wages used for your benefit rate. The form that matters for this calculation is called a Form 22. If you recently started the job, read the new-employee calculation guide as well.
How does a disability rating percentage factor into my settlement?
Ask for the applicable scheduled weeks and compensation rate along with the percentage. Brad applies the percentage to the scheduled weeks and multiplies the result by the rate. Use that sequence to frame your questions about the calculation and its place in a settlement discussion.
Last updated: October 8, 2026.
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