sch.14-sec.120Extreme upper limb injury, other than an injury mentioned in divs 3 to 7

sch.14-sec.120 Extreme upper limb injury, other than an injury mentioned in divs 3 to 7

Comment 36 to 65 The injury will involve an extremely serious upper limb injury, falling short of amputation, leaving the injured worker little better off than if the whole arm had been lost. Examples of the injury a serious brachial plexus injury affecting peripheral nerve function a non-union of a fracture, with peripheral nerve damage to the extent that an arm is nearly useless Additional comment about appropriate level of ISV An ISV at or near the bottom of the range will be appropriate if there is a DPI for the injury of 31%. An ISV at or near the top of the range will be appropriate if— there is a complete brachial plexus lesion shown by a flail arm and paralysis of all muscles of the hand; and the injury is to the dominant limb. An ISV at or near the top of the range will also be appropriate if there is a serious crush injury that causes a DPI for the injury of 55%.