The Fourth Schedule – List of Injuries Deemed to Result in Permanent Disablement | Code on Social Security, 2020

THE FOURTH SCHEDULE

[See sections 2(55), (56), 76(1) and 152(1)]

PART I — LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT TOTAL DISABLEMENT

Sl. No.	Description of Injury	% of loss of earning capacity
1	Loss of both hands or amputation at higher sites	100
2	Loss of a hand and a 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)

Sl. No.	Description of Injury	% of loss of earning capacity
1	Amputation through shoulder joint	90
2	Amputation below shoulder with stump less than 20.32 cm. from tip of acromion	80
3	Amputation from 20.32 cm. from tip of acromion to less than 11.43 cm. below tip of olecranon	70
4	Loss of a hand or of the thumb and four fingers of one hand or amputation from 11.43 cm. 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	20
11	Guillotine amputation of tip of thumb without loss of bone	10

Amputation cases – lower limbs

Sl. No.	Description of Injury	% of loss of earning capacity
12	Amputation of both feet resulting in end bearing stumps	90
13	Amputation through both feet proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint	80
14	Loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarso-phalangeal joint	40
15	Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint	30
16	Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint	20
17	Amputation at hip	90
18	Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding 12.70 cm. in length measured from tip of great trochanter	80
19	Amputation below hip with stump exceeding 12.70 cm. in length measured from tip of great trochanter but not beyond middle thigh	70
20	Amputation below middle thigh to 8.89 cm. below knee	60
21	Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 8.89 cm. but not exceeding 12.70 cm.	50
22	Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 12.70 cm.	50
23	Amputation of one foot resulting in end bearing	50
24	Amputation through one foot proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint	50
25	Loss of all toes of one foot through the metatarso-phalangeal joint	20

Other injuries

Sl. No.	Description of Injury	% of loss of earning capacity
26	Loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal	40
27	Loss of vision of one eye, without complications or disfigurement of eye-ball, the other being normal	30
28	Loss of partial vision of one eye	10

Loss of — A. Fingers of right or left hand

Sl. No.	Description of Injury	% of loss of earning capacity
Index finger
29	Whole	14
30	Two phalanges	11
31	One phalanx	9
32	Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone	5
Middle finger
33	Whole	12
34	Two phalanges	9
35	One phalanx	7
36	Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone	4
Ring or little finger
37	Whole	7
38	Two phalanges	6
39	One phalanx	5
40	Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone	2

Loss of — B. Toes of right or left foot

Sl. No.	Description of Injury	% of loss of earning capacity
Great toe
41	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	14
42	Part, with some loss of bone	3
Any other toe
43	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	3
44	Part, with some loss of bone	1
Two toes of one foot, excluding great toe
45	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	5
46	Part, with some loss of bone	2
Three toes of one foot, excluding great toe
47	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	6
48	Part, with some loss of bone	3
Four toes of one foot, excluding great toe
49	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	9
50	Part, with some loss of bone	3