This statistic depicts the average maximum compensation for injury at work in the United States as of March 5, 2015, by body part. This permanent partial injury benefit compensates workers who suffered a health damage but still can work. The maximum average compensation for an employee who damaged one arm at work in the United States amounted to approximately 169.88 thousand U.S. dollars as of March 2015.
Average maximum compensation for injury at work in the United States as of March 5, 2015, by body part
(in U.S. dollars)
ProPublica researched laws for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act to calculate the maximum benefit injured workers can receive for the total loss or amputation of various body parts. Researchers then checked their calculations with state officials, attorneys and judges in those states. The benefit, often known as “permanent partial disability,” is in addition to temporary wage-replacement benefits and is intended to compensate workers who’ve suffered severe injuries, but can still work in some capacity. Because these are usually the maximums, most injured workers receive less. For more information on the methodology please follow this link.
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ProPublica. (March 5, 2015). Average maximum compensation for injury at work in the United States as of March 5, 2015, by body part (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/420148/job-injury-compensation-usa-by-body-part/
ProPublica. "Average maximum compensation for injury at work in the United States as of March 5, 2015, by body part (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 5, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/420148/job-injury-compensation-usa-by-body-part/
ProPublica. (2015). Average maximum compensation for injury at work in the United States as of March 5, 2015, by body part (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/420148/job-injury-compensation-usa-by-body-part/
ProPublica. "Average Maximum Compensation for Injury at Work in The United States as of March 5, 2015, by Body Part (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/420148/job-injury-compensation-usa-by-body-part/
ProPublica, Average maximum compensation for injury at work in the United States as of March 5, 2015, by body part (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/420148/job-injury-compensation-usa-by-body-part/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average maximum compensation for injury at work in the United States as of March 5, 2015, by body part (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], ProPublica, March 5, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/420148/job-injury-compensation-usa-by-body-part/
