Permanent Disability Benefits – Examples
The following are only examples. They apply to workers who earned more than $435 per
week before injury, and whose employer has fewer than 50 employees. The examples are not
adjusted for age, occupation, or other factors causing disability (“apportionment“).
Disability Injury in 2005-12 Injury in 2013 Injury in 2014
Total loss of vision in one eye,
normal vision in other eye
$19,665.00 (total) $27,312.50 (total) $34,437.50 (total)
Amputation of index finger at
middle joint
$6,210.00 (total) $7,877.50 (total) $9,932.50 (total