Malaysia legislation
Section 44
Section 44
The Ordinances and Enactments specified in the Third Schedule are hereby repealed.
FIRST SCHEDULE
[Sections 3 and 8]
LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT
TOTAL DISABLEMENT
Serial
Description of Injury
Percentage of loss of earning capacity 1.
Loss of both hands or amputation at higher 100
sites 2.
Loss of a hand and a foot 100 3.
Double amputation through leg or thigh, or 100
amputation through leg or thigh on one side and loss of other foot 4.
Loss of sight to such an extent as to render the 100
claimant unable to perform any work for which eye-sight is essential 5.
Very severe facial disfigurement 100 6.
Absolute deafness 100 7.
Total paralysis 100 8.
Injuries resulting in being permanently bedridden 100 9.
Any other injury causing permanent total incapacity 100
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LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT PARTIAL
DISABLEMENT
Amputation—upper limbs (either arm) cases
Serial
Description of Injury
Percentage of loss of earning capacity 1.
Amputation through shoulder joint 90 2.
Amputation below shoulder with stump less 80
than 8” from tip of acromion 3.
Amputation below 8” from tip of acromion to 70
less than 41/2” below tip of olecranon 4.
Loss of a hand or of the thumb and four fingers 60
of one hand or amputation from 41/2” below tip of olecranon 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
Amputation—lower limbs cases 11.
Amputation of both feet resulting in 90
end-bearing stumps 12.
Amputation through both feet proximal to the 80
metatarso-phalangeal joint 13.
Loss of all toes of both feet through the 40
metatarso-phalangeal joint 14.
Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the 30
proximal inter-phalangeal joint 15.
Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal 20
inter-phalangeal joint 16.
Amputation at hip 90
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Workmen’s Compensation 17.
Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding 5”
80
in length measured from tip of great trenchanter 18.
Amputation below hip with stump exceeding 5”
70
in length measured from tip of great trenchanter but not beyond middle thigh 19.
Amputation below middle thigh to 3 1/2”
60
below knee 20.
Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 50 3 1/2” but not exceeding 5”