Workmen's Compensation Act,1923
Act No : 8
Section : SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE
[Seesections 2(1)-and (4)][PART 1 LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT TOTAL DISABLEMENT]
Serial No. Description of injury Percentage of loss of earning capacity 1 2 3
l. Loss of both hands or amputation at higher sites 100
2. Loss of a hand and foot 100
3. Double amputation through leg or thigh, or amputation through leg or thigh on one side and loss of other foot 100
4. Loss of sight to such an extent as to render the claimant unable to perform any work for which eye sight is essential 100
5. Very severe facial disfigurement 100
6. Absolute deafness 100
[PART II LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABLEMENT]
Amputation Cases - Upper limbs - Either arm
[l] Amputation through shoulder joint 90
[2] Amputation below shoulder with stump less than 63A[120.32 cms.] from tip of acromion 80
[3] Amputation from63A[20.32 cms.] from tip of acromion to less than 4" below tip of olecranon 70
[4] Loss of a hand or of the thumb and four fingers of one hand or amputation from 63B
[11.43 cms.] below tip of olecranon 60
[5] Loss of thumb 30
[6] Loss of thumb and its metacarpal bone 40
[7] Loss of four fingers of one hand 50
[8] Loss of three fingers of one hand 30
[9] Loss of two fingers of one hand 20
[10] Loss of terminal phalanx of thumb
64[10A Guillotine amputation of tip of thumb without loss of bone. 20 10] Amputation cases - lower limbs
[11] Amputation of both feet resulting in end-bearing stumps. 90
[12] Amputation through both feet proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint 80
[13] Loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarso-phalangeal joint 40
[14] Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint 30
[15] Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint 20
[16] Amputation at hip 90
[17] Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding
[12.70 cms.] in length measured from tip of great trenchanter 80
[18] Amputation below hip with stump exceeding
[12.70 cms.] in length measured from tip of great trenchanter but not beyond middle thigh 70
[19] Amputation below middle thigh to 65B[8.89 cms.] below knee 60
[20] Amputation below knee with stump exceeding
[8.89 cms.] but not exceeding ""[12.70 cms.] 50
[21] Amputation below knee with stump exceeding
[12.70 cms.] 65C[50]
[22] Amputation of one foot resulting in end-bearing 65C[50]
[23] Amputation through one foot proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint 65C[50]
[24] Loss of all toes of one foot through the metatarsophalangeal joint 20
Other injuries
[25] Loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal 40
[26] Loss of vision of one eye. without complications or disfigurement of eye-ball, the other being normal 30
[26A. Loss of partial vision of one eye 10]
Loss of - A. Fingers of right or left hand Index finger
[27] Whole 14
[28] Two phalanges 11
[29] One phalanx 9
[30] Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone 5
Middle finger
[31] Whole 12
[32] Two phalanges 9
[33] One phalanx 7
[34] Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone 4
Ring or little finger
[35] Whole 7
[36] Two phalanges 6
[37] One phalanx 5
[38] Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone 2
B. Toes of right or left foot great toe
[39] Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 14
[40] Part, with some loss of bone 3
Any other toe
[41] Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 3
[42] Part, with some loss of bone l
Two toes of one foot, excluding great toe
[43] Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 5
[44] Part, with some loss of bone 2
Three toes of one foot, excluding great toe
[45] Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 6
[46] Part, with some loss of bone 6
Four toes of one foot, excluding great toe
[47] Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 9
[48] Part, with some loss of bone 3]
[Note - Complete and permanent loss of the use of any limb or member referred to in this Schedule shall be deemed to be
equivalent to the loss of that limb or member.]
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