Scheduled Income Benefits For Loss Or Losses Of Use Of Bodily Members

TITLE 72 WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION CHAPTER 4 BENEFITS 72-428. Scheduled income benefits for loss or losses of use of bodily members. An employee who suffers a permanent disability less than total and permanent shall, in addition to the income benefits payable during the period of recovery, be paid income benefits for such permanent disability in an amount equal to fifty-five percent (55%) of the average weekly state wage stated against the following scheduled permanent impairments respectively: (1)  Amputations of Upper Extremities Forequarter amputation Disarticulation at shoulder joint Amputation of arm above deltoid insertion Amputation of arm between deltoid insertion and elbow joint Disarticulation at elbow joint Amputation of forearm below elbow joint proximal to insertion of biceps tendon Amputation of forearm below elbow joint distal to insertion of biceps tendon Disarticulation at wrist joint Midcarpal or mid-metacarpal amputation of hand Amputation of all fingers except thumb at metacarpophalangeal joints Amputation of thumb At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of carpometacarpal bone At interphalangeal joint Amputation of index finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone At proximal interphalangeal joint At distal interphalangeal joint Amputation of middle finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone At proximal interphalangeal joint At distal interphalangeal joint Amputation of ring finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone At proximal interphalangeal joint At distal interphalangeal joint Amputation of little finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone At proximal interphalangeal joint At distal interphalangeal joint (2)  Amputations of Lower Extremities Hemipelvectomy Disarticulation at hip joint Amputation above knee joint with short thigh stump (3" or less below tuberosity of ischium) Amputation above knee joint with functional stump Disarticulation at knee joint Gritti-Stokes amputation Amputation below knee joint with short stump (3" or less below intercondylar notch) Amputation below knee joint with functional stump Amputation at ankle (Syme) Partial amputation of foot (Chopart’s) Mid-metatarsal amputation Amputation of all toes At metatarsophalangeal joints Amputation of great toe With resection of metatarsal bone At metatarsophalangeal joint At interphalangeal joint Amputation of lesser toe (2nd-5th) With resection of metatarsal bone At metatarsophalangeal joint At proximal interphalangeal joint At distal interphalangeal joint (3)  Loss of Vision and Hearing Total loss of vision of one eye Loss of one eye by enucleation Total loss of binaural hearing (4)  Total loss of use. Income benefits payable for permanent disability attributable to permanent total loss of use or comparable total loss of use of a member shall not be less than as for the loss of the member. (5)  Partial loss or partial loss of use. Income benefits payable for permanent partial disability attributable to permanent partial loss or loss of use, of a member shall be not less than for a period as the permanent impairment attributable to the partial loss or loss of use of the member bears to total loss of the member. (6)  Delay in rating. Following the period of recovery, a permanently disabled employee who has been afforded vocational retraining under a rehabilitation program shall be rated for permanent impairment only until completion of the vocational retraining program at which time he shall be rated for permanent disability, deducting from any monetary award therefor amounts previously awarded for permanent impairment only.