Disability Payments for Loss of Limb Part II

Workplace accidents can happen even in a seemingly innocuous line of work. The most serious of these incidents may cause lasting damage that can permanently reduce or eliminate an individual’s ability to perform the responsibilities associated with his or her job. When an occupational injury or illness causes a worker to completely or partially lose a body part, the South Carolina Code has an established compensation scheme for disability payments that employees may be entitled to receive.

The Charleston workers’ compensation lawyers of the Steinberg Law Firm can assist you in the filing of a claim for disability benefits if a workplace accident has cost you a part of your body. Contact us at 843-720-2800.

Duration of Compensation Payments

Disability payments are determined on a case by case basis, with the severity and degree of lost use measured individually. Below you will find a partial listing of the maximum number of weeks you can receive compensation as elaborated by South Carolina law for various losses:

• Tongue – 500 weeks for total loss; 50-500 weeks for compromised function
• Tooth – 2 weeks for total loss; ½-2 weeks for partial loss
• Gall Bladder – 75 weeks for total loss; 10-75 weeks for compromised function
• Breasts – 250 weeks for total loss; 25-250 weeks for partial loss

Contact Us

We understand that your life may have been significantly altered by a workplace illness or injury. For your family’s financial interest, it is important that you obtain the benefits to which you are entitled. Contact the Charleston workers’ compensation lawyers of the Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800.