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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)

Schedules

Schedule 2: Injury

 

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 other 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

25

 

one phalanx

15

Loss of index finger—

three phalanges

10

 

two phalanges

8

 

one phalanx

5

Loss of middle finger—

three phalanges

8

 

two phalanges

6

 

one phalanx

4

Loss of ring finger—

three phalanges

6

 

two phalanges

5

 

one phalanx

3

Loss of little finger—

three phalanges

4

 

two phalanges

3

 

one phalanx

2

Loss of metacarpals—

first, second or third (additional)

4

 

fourth or fifth (additional)

2

Loss of leg—

at hip

70

 

between knee and hip

45 to 70

 

below knee

35 to 45

Loss of toes—

all

15

 

big, both phalanges

7

 

big, one phalanx

4

 

toes other than big toes—

 

 

four toes

7

 

three toes

5

 

two toes

3

 

one toe

1

Loss of eye—

whole eye

30

 

sight

30

 

sight except perception of light

30

Loss of hearing—

both ears

50

 

one ear

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.