Schedule 2: Injury


Injury Percentage of permanent disablement
Loss of two limbs 100
Loss of both hands, or of all fingers and both hands 100
Total loss of sight 100
Total paralysis 100
Injuries resulting in employee being permanently bedridden 100
Any injury causing permanent total disablement 100
Loss of arm at shoulder 65
Loss of arm between elbow and shoulder 65
Loss of arm at elbow 55
Loss of arm between wrist and elbow 55
Loss of hand at wrist 50
Loss of four fingers and thumb of one hand 50
Loss of four fingers 40
Loss of thumb-
    both phalanges
    one phalanx

25
15
Loss of index finger-
    three phalanges
    two phalanges
    one phalanx

10
8
5
Loss of middle finger-
    three phalanges
    two phalanges
    one phalanx

8
6
4
Loss of ring finger-
    three phalanges
    two phalanges
    one phalanx

6
5
3
Loss of little finger-
    three phalanges
    two phalanges
    one phalanx

4
3
2
Loss of metacarpals-
    first, second or third (additional)
    fourth or fifth (additional)

4
2
Loss of leg-
    at hip
    between knee and hip
    below knee

70
45 to 70
35 to 45
Loss of toes-
    all
    big, both phalanges
    big, one phalanx
    toes other than big toes
        four toes
        three toes
        two toes
        one toe

15
7
3

7
5
3
1
Loss of eye-
    whole sight
    sight
    sight except perception of light

30
30
30
Loss of hearing-
    both hears
    one ear

50
7

Total permanent loss of the use of a limb shall be treated as the loss of the limb. Any injury to the left arm or hand and, in the case of a left-handed employee, to the right arm or hand, may in the discretion of the Director-General be rated at ninety per cent of the above percentage. If there are two or more injuries the sum of the percentages for such injuries may be increased, in the discretion of the Director-General.

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