WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 591
more digits or one or more phalanxes of two or more digits of a
hand or foot may be apportioned to the loss of use of the hand or
foot occasioned thereby, but shall not exceed the compensation
for the loss of a hand or foot.
Great toe--For the loss of a great toe, forty weeks.
Other toes-—For the loss of one of the toes, other than the
great toe, ten weeks.
Hand—-For the loss of a hand, two hundred and fifty weeks.
Arm—-For the loss of an arm, three hundred weeks.
Foot—-For the loss of a foot, two hundred and fifty weeks.
Leg—-For the loss of a leg, three hundred weeks.
Eye—-For the loss of an eye, two hundred and fifty weeks.
Hearing—-For the total loss of hearing of one ear, one
hundred twenty-five weeks; for the total loss of hearing of both
ears, two hundred and fifty weeks.
Septum—-For a perforated nasal septum, twenty weeks.
[(c)] (E) Permanent loss of use of hand, arm, foot,
leg or eye, shall be considered as the equivalent of the loss of
such hand, arm, foot, leg or eye, and for the loss of the
fractional part of the vision of either one or both eyes, the
injured employee shall be compensated in like proportion to the
compensation for total loss of vision, and in arriving at the
fractional part of vision loss regard shall not be had for the
effect that correcting lens or lenses may have upon the eye or
eyes.
[(d)] (F) Amputations at or above the wrist or ankle
may be apportioned to the loss of the use of the arm or loss of
the use of the leg, but shall not be less than the compensation
for the loss or loss of use of a hand or foot. Amputation at or
above the elbow shall be considered as the loss of an arm.
Amputation at or above the knee shall be considered as the loss
of a leg.
[(e)] (G) In all cases where there has been an
amputation of a part of any member of the body herein specified,
or the loss of the use of any part thereof, for which
compensation is not specifically provided herein the Commission
shall allow compensation for such proportion of the total number
of weeks allowed for the amputation or the loss of the use of the
entire member, as the affected or amputated portion thereof bears
to the whole.
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