State ex rel. Samkas v. Industrial Commission

R. C. 4123.57(C), after setting forth a schedule for compensation applicable to the loss of a thumb, fingers, or various portions thereof, provides, in pertinent part:

“If the claimant has suffered the loss of two or more fingers by amputation * * * and the nature of his employment * * * is such that the handicap or disability resulting from such loss of fingers, or loss of use of fingers, exceeds the normal handicap or disability resulting from such loss * * * the commission may take that fact into consideration and increase the award of compensation accordingly, but the award made in such…