External
The impairments to the arm and hand which were compensable under the 1971 Act, and the applicable percentages of the maximum statutory rate, were set out in S39(4):
39(4) The losses and percentages referred to in Subsection (3) are the losses and percentages set out in the following table:
|
Nature of Loss |
% |
|
Loss of arm at or above elbow |
80 |
|
Loss of arm below elbow, loss of hand or loss of thumb and four fingers of the one hand |
70 |
Note that certain losses affecting the thumb or fingers are covered under other descriptions:
- total loss of movement of joint of thumb: 'Partial Finger Impairments'
- loss of a finger: 'Finger Impairments'.