Injury valuesHead and neck Burns Head · Minor visible disfigurement 2,000 · Moderate 4,400 · Severe 16,500
Face · Minor disfigurement 2,000 · Moderate 5,500 · Severe 27,00
Neck · Minor Disfigurement 1,500 · Moderate 4,500 · Sever 16,500 ScarringHead· Minor visible disfigurement 1,500 · Significant disfigurement 3,300 · Serious disfigurement 5,500
Face · Minor disfigurement 1,500 · Significant disfigurement 4,400 · Serious disfigurement 11,000 Neck · Minor disfigurement 1,500 · Significant disfigurement 3,300 · Serious Disfigurement 6,600 Minor Head Injury
Brain injury, if any, minimal. Concussion/impairment of balanced/headaches · Lasting 6-28 weeks 1,500 · Lasting over 28 weeks 3,300 · Permanent 8,200 Minor Brain DamageGood recovery, able to socialise and return to work but persisting problems with concentration, memory, disinhibition of the mood affecting lifestyle, leisure activities, future work prospects · Slight and short lived (6 months) 8,200 · Moderate and medium term 16,500 (2 years) · Significant and long lasting 22,000 (more than 2 years) Moderate Brain Damage Some dependence on others, intellectual deficit, personality change, ability to work reduced, some effect on the senses. · Slight 27,000 · Moderate 55,000 · Significant 82,000
Moderately Brain Damage Some dependence on others, intellectual deficit, personality change, ability to work reduced, some effects on the sense. · Slight 27,000 · Moderate 55,000 · Significant 82,000 Moderate Severe brain damage
Serious disablement of physical or mental faculties requiring substantial dependence on professional or other care, with marked impairment of 110,000 intellect and personality, abnormal behaviour and poor communication
Very Serious Brain Damage
Sever physical limitation, significant effect on the senses with little insight and/or significant reduction in life expectancy. Little or 175,000 no response to the environment little or no language function, double incontinence and need for full-time/ all day and some night nursing care.
No useful physical movement, significant effect on the senses and with some degree of insight. Little or no meaningful response to the environment, little or no language 250,000 function, double incontinence and need full-time nursing care
Epilepsy · Post-traumatic elliptic fits- 2,000 Substantial recovery · Well controlled on 8,200 Medication · Partially controlled on 13,500 Medication · Uncontrolled despite 44,00 Medication
Ear Fractured mastoid 1,000 Deafness Temporary Partial Deafness · Lasting 6 to 13 weeks 1,000 · Lasting more than 13 weeks 1,500 Partial deafness (remaining hearing socially useful, with hearing aid if necessary) · One ear 3,800 · Both ears 8,200 Total Deafness · One ear 16,500 · In only hearing ear 33,000 · Both ears 44,000
Loss Of Ear · Partial loss of ear (s) 4,400 · Loss Of ears 11,000 · Loss of both ears 19,000 Perford Ear Drum · One Ear 1,750 · Both ears 2,500 Tinnitus (Ringing noise In Ears) · Lasting 6-13 weeks 1,000 · Lasting more than 13 weeks 3,300 Permanent · Other than very severe 8,200 · Very severe 16,500 Vestibular damage (causing giddiness) · Lasting 6-28 weeks 1,500 · Lasting over 28 weeks - 3,300 recovery expected · Permanent 8,200 Eye
Blow out or other fracture of orbital bone cavity containing eyeball. · No operation 3,300 · Requiring operation 4,400
Blurred or double vision Temporary · Lasting 6 to 13 weeks 1,000 · Lasting more than 13 weeks- Expected recovery 1,750 Permanent · Slight 4,400 · Moderate 8,200 · Serious 13,500
Cataracts One eye · Requiring operation 3,300 · Permanent/inoperable 8,200 Both eyes · Requiring operation 8,200 · Permanent/ inoperable 19,000
Corneal abrasions 2,000
Permanent loss of visual field · Slight 2,500 · Moderate 5,500 · Serious 44,000
Dislocation of lens · One eye 5,500 · Both eyes 13,500
Glaucoma 2,500
Hyphaema requiring operation · One eye 1,500 · Both eye 2,500 Loss of eye · One eye 27,000 · Both eye 110,000 Loss Of Sight · One eye 22,000 · One eye, where the sight in the uninjured eye cannot be correct 33,000 to be better than 6/36 · One eye where the sight in the uninjured eye is already 82,000 blind · Both eyes 110,000 Partial loss of vision when corrected by glasses or contact lenses or other means e.g. laser eye surgery · Better than 6/12 2,500 · 6/12 6,600 · 6/18 8,200 · 6/24 13,500 · 6/36 16,500 · 6/60 19,000 · substantial loss of vision · (both eyes) at least 6/36 in 55,000 · each eye or worst residual central floater (s) affecting 3,000 vision
Retina Damage not involving detachment · One eye 2,500 · Both Eyes 5,500 Detached · One eye 5,500 · Both Eyes 13,500
Significant penetrating injury · One eye 2,500 · Both eyes 6,500
Traumatic angle recession 2,500 Face Clicking jaw Temporary · Lasting 6 to 13 weeks 1,000 · Lasting more than 3 weeks 1,500 · Permanent 5,500 Dislocated jaw · Substantial recovery 2,000 · Continuing significant Disability 5,500
Fractured Ethmoid · No operation 2,000 · Operation significant 4,400 Disability
Fractured Zygoma (malar/check bone) No operation · Substantial recovery 2,000 · Continuing significant 4,400 Disability Operation required · Substantial recovery 3,800 · Continuing significant 8,200 Disability Multiple fractures to face (e.g. Le Fort Fractures Types 11,000 2&3)
Numbness/loss of feeling - temporary lasting more than 13 weeks · Recovery Expected 1,500 Permanent · Moderate e.g. cheek, forehead 3,300 · Severe E.g. lip interfering with 4,400 Function
Neck · Fractured hyoid 1,000 (bone and windpipe
strained neck or whiplash injury - Disabling · For 6 to 13 weeks 1,000 · For more than 13 weeks 2,500 Serious disabling · Not permanent 5,500 · Permanent 11,000
Nose Deviated nasal septum · No operation 1,000 · Requiring septoplasty 2,000 Frature of nasal bone · Undisplaced 1,000 · Displaced 1,500 · Requiring manipulation 2,000 · Requiring rhinoplasty 2,000 · Requiring turbinectomy 2,000 Loss of smell and/or taste 5,500 Total: · Loss of smell or taste 11,000 · Loss of smell and taste 16,500 Skull Fracture -simple · No operation 2,500 · Requiring operation 5,500 Depressed · No operation 4,400 · Requiring operation 5,500 Teeth Damage to · Tooth/teeth requiring 2,000 root-canal treatment · Front tooth/teeth requiring 2,500 Crown (s) Fractured/chipped tooth/teeth Requiring treatment 2,500 Fractured/ chipped tooth/ teeth requiring apicectomy (surgery to 3,800 gum to reach root – root resection
Loss of: · Crowns 2,500 Front tooth/teeth (incisor or · One front tooth 3,300 · Two or three front teeth 4,400 · Four or more front teeth 5,500 Tooth/teeth other than front · One tooth 2,000 · Two or more teeth 3,300 Slacking of teeth requiring dental 2,000 Treatment Tongune Impaired speech · Slight 2,000 · Moderate 5,500 · Serious 11,000 · Severe 19,000 Loss Of Speech – Permanent 33,000 Loss Of Tongue 44,000 UPPER LIMBS Burns Minor 1,500 Moderate 4,400 Scarring Minor Disfigurement 1,250 Significant Disfigurement 2,500 Serious Disfigurement 5,500 Arm -Loss Of: · One non-dominant arm 33,000 · One dominant arm 55,000 · Total loss of function of One arm where there is no remaining 82,000 Arm/ hand with any useful function · Both arms 110,000 Paralysis of or equivalent loss of function of: · One no-dominant arm 27,000 · One dominant arm 40,000 · Total loss of function of one arm where there is no remaining arm/ 82,000 hand with any useful function · Both arms 82,000 Elbow Dislocated/fractured -One Elbow · Substantial recovery 3,300 · Continuing significant 8,200 disability -Both Elbows · Substantial recovery 8,200 · Continuing significant 11,000 Disability Fracture/ dislocation of: -Thumb · One hand 2,000 · Substantial recovery 4,000 · Continuing significant 4,000 disability -Both hands · Substantial recovery 5,500 · Continuing significant 8,200 Disability -Index Finger -One Hand · Substantial recovery 1,750 · Continuing significant 3,800 Disability -Both hands · Substantial recovery 4,400 · Continuing significant 6,600 Disability - One finger other than the index finger - One Hand · Substantial recovery 1,000 · Continuing significant disability 2,000 - Both Hands · Substantial recovery 1,750 · Continuing significant disability 4,400 Two or more fingers other than index -One hand · Substantial recovery 1,250 · Continuing significant disability 2,500 -Both Hands · Substantial recovery 3,300 · Continuing significant recovery 6,600
Loss Of: · Finger other than index finger 5,500 · Two or more fingers 11,000 · Index finger 8,200 · Both index finger 16,500 · Thumb 16,500 · Both thumbs 55,500
Partial Loss Of: · Finger other than thumb or 2,500 index finger · Two or more fingers other than 5,500 index finger or thumb · Thumb or index finger 4,400 Thumb or index finger- · Both hands 8,200 Thumb and index finger - · One hand 8,200 Thumb and index finger - · Both hands 16,200 Hand: Fractured hand - One hand · Substantial recovery 2,000 · Continuing significant 5,500 disability - Both Hands · Substantial recovery 3,200 · Continuing significant 8,200 Disability Loss of, or equivalent loss of function of: · One non-dominant hand 33,000 · One Dominant hand 55,000 - Both Hands · Substantial recovery 82,000 · Continuing significant 110,000 Disability Permanently &seriously impaired grip · One hand 8,200 · Both hands 16,500 Humerus (upper arm bone) Fractured - one arm · Substantial recovery 3,000 · Continuing significant 5,500 disability - Both arms · Substantial recovery 8,200 · Continuing significant 11,000 Disability Radius (a forearm bone) Fractured -One Arm · Substantial recovery 3,300 · continuing significant 5,500 disability - Both arms · Substantial recovery 8,200 · continuing significant 11,000 disability Shoulder Dislocated -one arm · Substantial recovery 1,750 · continuing significant 5,500 disability -Both shoulders · Substantial recovery 3,800 · continuing significant 8,200 disability Frozen -one shoulder · Substantial recovery 2,000 · continuing significant 5,500 disability -Both shoulder · Substantial recovery 3,300 · continuing significant 8,200 disability Arthroscopy- where the shoulder is not dislocated, frozen or otherwise 2,000 provided for Tendon And/Or Ligament And/or Cartilage - Minor Damage -One arm · Substantial recovery 1,000 · continuing significant 2,500 disability -Both Arms · Substantial recovery 2,000 · continuing significant 4,400 disability Moderate Damage -One Arm · Substantial recovery 2,000 · continuing significant 4,400 disability -Both arms · Substantial recovery 4,400 · continuing significant 8,200 disability Severely damaged -One arm · Substantial recovery 3,300 · continuing significant 5,500 disability Both Arms · Substantial recovery 6,600 · Continuing significant 11,000 disability Ulna (a forearm bone) Fractured -one arm · Substantial recovery 3,300 · Continuing significant 5,500 disability -Both arms · Substantial recovery 3,300 · Continuing significant 5,500 disability Wrist Fractured – colles type or equivalent fracture/ displacement of distal radius -One wrist · Substantial recovery 4,400 · Continuing significant 8,200 disability -Both Wrists · Substantial recovery 8,200 · Continuing significant 11,000 disability Fractured/ dislocated – including scaphoid fracture -One Wrist · Substantial recovery 4,400 · Continuing significant 8,200 disability -Both wrists · Substantial recovery 8,200 · continuing significant 11,000 disability sprained One Wrist · disabling for 6-13 weeks 1,000 · disabling for more than 13 2,500 weeks -Both wrists · disabling for 6-13 weeks 2,000 · disabling for more than 13 3,800 weeks TORSO Burns Minor 1,500 Moderate 4,400 Severe 11,000
Scarring Minor Disfigurement 1,250 Significant Disfigurement 2,500 Serious Disfigurement 5,500 Abdomen Injury requiring laparoscopy- Including no repair or repair 2,000 Of one organ Injury requiring laparotomy- Including no repair or repair 3,800 Of one organ Injury requiring laparotomy/ Laparoscopy · Including repair of two organs 5,500 · Including repair of three or 8,200 more organs Laparotomy with colostomy and/or Ileostomy and/or ureterostomy Lasting more than 14weeks but not 5,500 Permanent Laparotomy with permanent colostomy 13,500 and/or ileostomy and/or ureterostomy Fracture of vertebra -One vertebra · Substantial recovery 2,500 · Continuing significant 2,500 disability -Both vertebras · Substantial recovery 4,400 · Continuing significant 8,200 Disability Prolapsed invertbral disc (s) Seriously disabling · Not permanent 5,500 · Permanent 8,200 Ruptured invertebral disc (s) – Requiring surgical removal 11,000 Strained - Disabling · For 6-13 weeks 1,000 · Lasting more than 13 weeks 2,500 - Serious disabling · Not permanent 5,500 · Permanent 11,000 Chest Injury requiring thoracotomy 8,200 Injury requiring thoracotomy with Removal/ extensive repair of organ or 16,500 Organs Clavicle (collar bone) Dislocated acromioclavicular joint 2,000 Fractured – -One clavicle · Substantial recovery 2,000 · continuing significant 4,400 disability -Both clavicles · Substantial recovery 4,400 · Continuing significant 6,600 disability Permanent and disabling damage to lungs form smoke or chemical 11,000 inhalation Pancreas Loss of pancreas 16,500 Pelvis Fractured
disability penetrating injury not otherwise compensated
a week Fractured (or bruised where significant pain last more than 6 weeks) · one rib 1,000 · two or more 1,500 scapula (shoulder blade) fractured -One scapula · Substantial recovery 2,500 · continuing significant 4,400 disability -Both scapula · Substantial recovery 4,000 · continuing significant 6,600 disability Loss of spleen 11,000 Sternum (breast bone) Fractured
disability LOWER LIMBS Burns Minor 1,500 Moderate 4,400 Severe 11,000
Scarring
Minor Disfigurement 1,250
Significant Disfigurement 2,500
Serious Disfigurement 5,500
Ankle Fracture or dislocated
-One ankle · Substantial recovery 4,400 · continuing significant 11,000 disability -Both Ankles · Substantial recovery 8,200 · continuing significant 16,500 disability
Sprained -One ankle · Substantial recovery 1,000 · continuing significant 2,500 disability -Both Ankles · Substantial recovery 2,000 · continuing significant 3,800 disability
femur (thigh bone)
fractured -One leg · Substantial recovery 3,800 · continuing significant 6,600 disability -Both legs · Substantial recovery 5,500 · continuing significant 11,000 disability
fibula (slender bone form knee to ankle
fractured -One leg · Substantial recovery 2,500 · continuing significant 3,800 disability -Both Arms · Substantial recovery 3,300 · continuing significant 5,500 disability
Foot
Fractured metatarsal bone -One foot · Substantial recovery 2,500 · continuing significant 3,800 disability -Both feet · Substantial recovery 3,300 · continuing significant 5,500 disability Fractured tarsal bones -One foot · Substantial recovery 3,300 · continuing significant 8,200 disability -Both feet · Substantial recovery 5,500 · continuing significant 13,500 disability
Heel
Fractured heel bone -One foot · Substantial recovery 3,300 · continuing significant 8,200 disability -Both Arms · Substantial recovery 5,500 · continuing significant 13,500 disability
Hip
Fractured/dislocated -One hip · Substantial recovery 4,400 · continuing significant 11,000 disability -Both hips · Substantial recovery 8,200 · continuing significant 16,500 disability knee
Arthroscopy (investigative Surgery/repair to knee) – no fracture 2,000
Patella (knee cap) Dislocated -One knee · Substantial recovery 1,000 · continuing significant 5,500 disability -Both knees · Substantial recovery 2,500 · continuing significant 8,200 disability
fractured -One knee · Substantial recovery 2,500 · continuing significant 5,500 disability -Both knees · Substantial recovery 4,400 · continuing significant 8,200 disability
Removal of · one knee 3,800 · two knees 5,500
Leg Loss of: - one leg · below the knee 33,000 · above the knee 44,000 · loss of, or total loss of function of one leg where there is no remaining leg with useful 82,000 function · both legs, whether below or above the knee 110,000
Tendon and/or ligament and/or cartilage
Minor Damage -One leg · Substantial recovery 1,000 · continuing significant 3,300 disability -Both legs · Substantial recovery 2,000 · continuing significant 5,500 disability
Moderate Damage -One legs · Substantial recovery 2,000 · continuing significant 5,500 disability -Both legs · Substantial recovery 4,400 · continuing significant 11,000 disability
Severe Damage
-One leg · Substantial recovery 3,300 · continuing significant 8,200 disability -Both legs · Substantial recovery 6,600 · continuing significant 16,500 disability
Tibia (shin bone)
Fractured -One leg · Substantial recovery 3,800 · continuing significant 6,600 disability -Both legs · Substantial recovery 5,500 · continuing significant 11,000 disability
Toe Fractured - great toe - one foot · Substantial recovery 2,500 · continuing significant 8,200 disability -Both Arms · Substantial recovery 3,800 · continuing significant 13,500 disability
Two or more toes -One foot · Substantial recovery 1,000 · continuing significant 2,500 disability -Both feet · Substantial recovery 1,500 · continuing significant 4,400 disability
Loss Of: -Great Toe 8,200 -Both great toes 13,500 -one toe (other than great toe) 1,000 -two or more toes 4,400
Partial loss of: -Great Toe 2,500 -both great toes 5,500
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