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 Weeks Forequarter amputation 350 Disarticulation at shoulder joint 300 Amputation of arm above deltoid insertion 300 Amputation of arm between deltoid insertion and elbow joint 285 Disarticulation at elbow joint 285 Amputation of forearm below elbow joint proximal to insertion of biceps tendon 285 Amputation of forearm below elbow joint distal to insertion of biceps tendon 270 Disarticulation at wrist joint 270 Midcarpal or mid-metacarpal amputation of hand 270 Amputation of all fingers except thumb at metacarpophalangeal joints 160 Amputation of thumb At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of carpometacarpal bone 110 At interphalangeal joint 80 Amputation of index finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone 70 At proximal interphalangeal joint 55 At distal interphalangeal joint 30 Amputation of middle finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone 55 At proximal interphalangeal joint 45 At distal interphalangeal joint 25 Amputation of ring finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone 25 At proximal interphalangeal joint 20 At distal interphalangeal joint 12 Amputation of little finger At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone 15 At proximal interphalangeal joint 10 At distal interphalangeal joint 5 (2) Amputations of Lower Extremities Weeks Hemipelvectomy 250 Disarticulation at hip joint 200 Amputation above knee joint with short thigh stump (3" or less below tuberosity of ischium) 200 Amputation above knee joint with functional stump 180 Disarticulation at knee joint 180 Gritt[i]-Stokes amputation 180 Amputation below knee joint with short stump (3" or less below intercondylar notch) 180 Amputation below knee joint with functional stump 140 Amputation at ankle (Syme) 140 Partial amputation of foot (Chopart's) 105 Mid-metatarsal amputation 70 Amputation of all toes At metatarsophalangeal joints 42 Amputation of great toe With resection of metatarsal bone 42 At metatarsophalangeal joint 25 At interphalangeal joint 25 Amputation of lesser toe (2nd-5th) With resection of metatarsal bone 7 At metatarsophalangeal joint 4 At proximal interphalangeal joint 3 At distal interphalangeal joint 1 (3) Loss of Vision and Hearing Total loss of vision of one eye 150 Loss of one eye by enucleation 175 Total loss of binaural hearing 175 (4) Total loss of use. Income benefits payable for permanent disability attributable to permanent total loss of use of [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.
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