Utah Code

Utah Code § 34A-2-412 (2026)

Permanent partial disability -- Scale of payments

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An employee who sustained a permanent impairment as a result of an industrial accident and who files an application for hearing under Section 34A-2-417 may receive a permanent partial disability award from the commission.

Weekly payments may not in any case continue after the disability ends, or the death of the injured person.

In the case of the injuries described in Subsections (4) through (6), the compensation shall be 66-2/3% of that employee's average weekly wages at the time of the injury, but not more than a maximum of 66-2/3% of the state average weekly wage at the time of the injury per week and not less than a minimum of $45 per week plus $20 for a dependent spouse and $20 for each dependent child under the age of 18 years, up to a maximum of four dependent children, but not to exceed 66-2/3% of the state average weekly wage at the time of the injury per week.

The compensation determined under Subsection (3)(a) shall be:

paid in routine pay periods not to exceed four weeks for the number of weeks provided for in this section; and

in addition to the compensation provided for temporary total disability and temporary partial disability.

For the loss of:Number of Weeks

Upper extremity

Arm

Arm and shoulder (forequarter amputation)......................................... 218

Arm at shoulder joint, or above deltoid insertion................................. 187

Arm between deltoid insertion and elbow joint, at elbow joint, orbelow elbow joint proximal to insertion of biceps tendon ....................................... 178

Forearm below elbow joint distal to insertion of biceps tendon........... 168

Hand

At wrist or midcarpal or midmetacarpal amputation............................ 168

All fingers except thumb at metacarpophalangeal joints...................... 101

Thumb

At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of carpometacarpal bone................................................................................................ 67

At interphalangeal joint.......................................................................... 50

Index finger

At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone...... 42

At proximal interphalangeal joint........................................................... 34

At distal interphalangeal joint................................................................ 18

Middle finger

At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone...... 34

At proximal interphalangeal joint........................................................... 27

At distal interphalangeal joint................................................................. 15

Ring finger

At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone...... 17

At proximal interphalangeal joint........................................................... 13

At distal interphalangeal joint................................................................... 8

Little finger

At metacarpophalangeal joint or with resection of metacarpal bone........ 8

At proximal interphalangeal joint............................................................. 6

At distal interphalangeal joint................................................................... 4

Lower extremity

Leg

Hemipelvectomy (leg, hip and pelvis).................................................. 156

Leg at hip joint or three inches or less below tuberosity of ischium...... 125

Leg above knee with functional stump, at knee joint or Gritti-Stokes amputation or below knee with short stump (three inches or less belowintercondylar notch).................................................................................................. 112

Leg below knee with functional stump................................................... 88

Foot

Foot at ankle........................................................................................... 88

Foot partial amputation (Chopart's)........................................................ 66

Foot midmetatarsal amputation............................................................... 44

Toes

Great toe

With resection of metatarsal bone............................................................ 26

At metatarsophalangeal joint................................................................... 16

At interphalangeal joint.......................................................................... 12

Lesser toe (2nd -- 5th)

With resection of metatarsal bone.............................................................. 4

At metatarsophalangeal joint..................................................................... 3

At proximal interphalangeal joint............................................................ 2

At distal interphalangeal joint................................................................. 1

All toes at metatarsophalangeal joints.................................................... 26

Miscellaneous

One eye by enucleation......................................................................... 120

Total blindness of one eye..................................................................... 100

Total loss of binaural hearing............................................................... 109

Permanent and complete loss of use shall be deemed equivalent to loss of the member. Partial loss or partial loss of use shall be a percentage of the complete loss or loss of use of the member. This Subsection (5) does not apply to the items listed in Subsection (4)(b)(iv).

For any permanent impairment caused by an industrial accident that is not otherwise provided for in the schedule of losses in this section, permanent partial disability compensation shall be awarded by the commission based on the medical evidence.

Compensation for any impairment described in Subsection (6)(a) shall, as closely as possible, be proportionate to the specific losses in the schedule set forth in this section.

Permanent partial disability compensation may not:

exceed 312 weeks, which shall be considered the period of compensation for permanent total loss of bodily function; and

be paid for any permanent impairment that existed prior to an industrial accident.

The amounts specified in this section are all subject to the limitations as to the maximum weekly amount payable as specified in this section, and in no event shall more than a maximum of 66-2/3% of the state average weekly wage at the time of the injury for a total of 312 weeks in compensation be required to be paid.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Ramos v. Cobblestone Centre, 2020 UT 55 (Utah 2020).

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Ramos v. Cobblestone Centre, 2020 UT 55 (Utah 2020). · cites it 8× “3 UTAH CODE § 34A-2-412. 4 Id. § 34A-2-412(4). 5 Id. § 34A-2-412(6).”

Truck Ins. Exch. v. Rutherford, 2017 UT 25 (Utah 2017). · cites it 2× “Rutherford is fully compensated even within categories where TIE’S coverage overlaps with workers’ compensation.”

Clean Harbors Env't v. Labor Comm'n, 2019 UT App 52 (Utah Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 6× “¶14 According to its title, 2 the Rule governs "Permanent Impairment Ratings," and its text instructs tribunals, when "rat[ing] a permanent impairment," to first consult Utah Code section 34A-2-412, which contains a list of some permanent impairment ratings.”

Burgess v. Siaperas Sand & Gravel, 965 P.2d 583 (Utah Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Currently, Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-410 (1997). 6 . Currently, Utah Code Ann.”

Snyder v. Labor Comm'n, 2017 UT App 187 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “” See Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-412(6)(a) (LexisNexis 2015).”

Hinton v. Midwest Fam. Mut. Ins., 2025 UT 4 (Utah 2025). “Hinton invoked her right under Utah’s underinsured __________________________________________________________ 2 Utah’s Workers’ Compensation Act authorizes various types of benefits for employees injured or sick on the job, including compensation for permanent total and partial…”

— Utah Code § 34A-2-412(4) — 1 case

Ramos v. Cobblestone Centre, 2020 UT 55 (Utah 2020). “3 UTAH CODE § 34A-2-412. 4 Id. § 34A-2-412(4). 5 Id. § 34A-2-412(6).”

— Utah Code § 34A-2-412(6) — 1 case

Ramos v. Cobblestone Centre, 2020 UT 55 (Utah 2020). “3 UTAH CODE § 34A-2-412. 4 Id. § 34A-2-412(4). 5 Id. § 34A-2-412(6).”

— Utah Code § 34A-2-412(6)(a) — 2 cases

Ramos v. Cobblestone Centre, 2020 UT 55 (Utah 2020). “3 UTAH CODE § 34A-2-412. 4 Id. § 34A-2-412(4). 5 Id. § 34A-2-412(6).”

Snyder v. Labor Comm'n, 2017 UT App 187 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). “” See Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-412(6)(a) (LexisNexis 2015).”

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