PARTIAL DISABILITY COMPENSATIONORC 4123.57(B) provides for a lump sum amount of monies to be paid out over a period of weeks for an amputated digit or limb. For example: a thumb 60 weeks, a hand 175 weeks or an arm 225 weeks. This award is paid for the number of weeks at the maximum statewide Average Weekly Wage (AWW) for the year of the injury.
LOSS OF USE AWARDS & AMPUTATION
To attain a loss of use award does not require an amputation. If you can demonstrate that the digit or limb has ankylosed (i.e. as if it were amputated) you will also qualify for a loss of use award.
TOTAL LOSS OF USE OF THE HAND
A little used provision of this statute provides (at the discretion of the hearing officer) for the the total loss of use of the hand when you have lost the use of two or more fingers. This requires a finding that the claimant's disability is greater than another's based upon the nature of the claimant's employment at the time of the injury.
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