Singapore legislation
Schedule 4
Schedule 4
Injuries deemed to result in permanent incapacity
FOURTH SCHEDULESections 4(2) and 81, and paragraph 3(1) of First ScheduleInjuries deemed to result in permanent incapacityInjuryPercentage of loss of earning capacity1.Loss of 2 limbs1002.Loss of both hands or of all fingers and both thumbs1003.Loss of both feet1004.Total loss of sight, including the loss of sight to such extent as to render the employee unable to perform any work for which eyesight is essential1005.Total paralysis1006.Injuries resulting in being permanently bedridden1007.Any other injury causing permanent total incapacity1008.Loss of arm at shoulder759.Loss of arm between elbow and shoulder7510.Loss of arm at elbow7511.Loss of arm between wrist and elbow7012.Loss of hand at wrist7013.Loss of 4 fingers and thumb of one hand7014.Loss of 4 fingers6015.Loss of thumb —
both phalanges30(b)one phalanx2016.Loss of index finger —
3 phalanges14(b)2 phalanges11(c)one phalanx917.Loss of middle finger —
3 phalanges12(b)2 phalanges9(c)one phalanx718.Loss of ring finger —
3 phalanges7(b)2 phalanges6(c)one phalanx519.Loss of little finger —
3 phalanges7(b)2 phalanges6(c)one phalanx520.Loss of metacarpals —
first or second (additional)8(b)third, fourth or fifth (additional)321.Loss of leg —
at or above knee75(b)below knee6522.Loss of foot5523.Loss of toes —
all of one foot20(b)great, both phalanges14(c)great, one phalanx3(d)other than great, if more than one toe lost, each324.Loss of sight of one eye5025.Loss of hearing, one ear3026.Total loss of hearing60Note:1.Total permanent loss of the use of a member is to be treated as loss of that member.2.Where there is loss of 2 or more parts of the hand, the percentage is not to be more than the loss of the whole hand.3.Loss of remaining arm, leg or eye if one has already been lost, is to be the difference between the compensation for the total incapacity, and compensation already paid or that which would have been paid for the previous loss of limb or eye.