South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 67 - SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
Article 11 - SCHEDULED LOSSES
Section 67-1101 - Total or Partial Loss or Loss of Use of a Member, Organ, or Part of the Body
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A. This regulation does not include injury to the many bodily systems, organs, members, and anatomical parts for which compensation is payable due to disability or serious disfigurement under Section 42-9-10 and Section 42-9-20.
B. This schedule of organs, members, and bodily parts lists prominent parts of the anatomy subject to occupational injury and is not complete. The value of an organ, member, or bodily part not included may be determined in accordance with the American Medical Association's "Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment", or any other accepted medical treatise or authority. Compensation shall be payable shall be payable for total loss, permanent partial loss, or loss of use of a member, organ, or part of the body when compensation is not otherwise payable.
C. For total loss, partial loss, or loss of use of an organ, member, or body part listed in this regulation, disability shall be deemed to continue for the minimum period specified, if applicable. In cases involving impairment and disability in excess of the minimum period specified for partial loss of or loss of use of an organ, member, or bodily part, compensation shall be payable in such proportion as disability bears to the maximum number of weeks provided in this regulation. The maximum period of compensation for a combination of injuries is the legislative criterion of five hundred weeks.
Partial Loss or |
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Organ, Member or Body Part |
Total Loss |
Loss of Use |
Breast |
75 |
10-75 |
Breasts |
250 |
25-250 |
Coccyx |
10 |
1-10 |
Gall Bladder |
75 |
10-75 |
Kidney |
400 |
25-250 |
Lung |
400 |
25-250 |
Pancreas |
500 |
10-250 |
Rib |
10 |
1 1/2 -10 |
(Maximum award of 200 weeks for total loss of 4 ribs) |
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Scrotum and Testicles |
350 |
30-300 |
Spleen |
25 |
2 1/2 -25 |
Testicle |
75 |
10-75 |
Testicles |
250 |
25-250 |
Tongue |
500 |
50-500 |
Tooth |
2 |
1/2 -2 |
Biliary Tract |
75-400 |
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Bladder |
25-250 |
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Brain |
25-250 |
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Bronchi or Bronchus |
25-400 |
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Esophagus |
25-400 |
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Cervix |
10-100 |
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Clavicle |
10-100 |
|
Colon |
25-250 |
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Diaphragm |
25-250 |
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Duodenum |
10-250 |
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Fallopian Tubes |
10-100 |
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Heart |
25-250 |
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Intestine, Small |
10-400 |
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Larynx |
25-400 |
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Liver |
25-250 |
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Mandible |
10-100 |
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Ovaries |
10-100 |
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Palate |
25-250 |
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Penis |
25-250 |
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Prostate |
10-100 |
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Rectum |
10-250 |
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Scapula |
10-200 |
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Skin |
5-300 |
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Spermatic Cord |
10-100 |
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Sternum |
10-100 |
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Stomach |
25-250 |
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Thyroid Gland |
10-100 |
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Ureter |
10-100 |
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Urethra |
10-100 |
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Vagina |
25-250 |
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Vulva |
25-250 |
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Nasal Pasage |
10-75 |
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Olfactory Nerve |
10-75 |
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Sinus |
5-30 |
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Zygomatic Arch or Facial Nerve |
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(In accordance with the AMA "Guides") |