The PPD Schedule is authorized in section 102.52 of the Wisconsin state statutes.
Loss of Body Part | Weeks of Compensation | ||||||
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Finger | Distal | 2nd Joint | Proximal | Metacarpal & metacarpal bone | |||
Thumb | 50 weeks | 120 weeks | 160 weeks | ||||
Index | 12 weeks | 30 weeks | 50 weeks | 60 weeks | |||
Middle | 8 weeks | 20 weeks | 35 weeks | 45 weeks | |||
Ring | 6 weeks | 15 weeks | 20 weeks | 26 weeks | |||
Little | 6 weeks | 16 weeks | 22 weeks | 28 weeks |
Loss of Body Part | Weeks of Compensation |
---|---|
Arm at the shoulder | 500 weeks |
Arm at the elbow | 450 weeks |
Hand/at wrist | 400 weeks |
Palm where thumb remains | 325 weeks |
All fingers on one hand at their proximal joints | 225 weeks |
Loss of Body Part | Weeks of Compensation | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leg at the hip joint | 500 weeks | ||||||
Leg at the knee | 425 weeks | ||||||
Foot at the ankle | 250 weeks |
Loss of Body Part | Weeks of Compensation | ||||||
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Toe | Distal | 2nd Joint | Proximal | Metacarpal & metacarpal bone | |||
Great | 12 weeks | 25 weeks | 83 1/3 weeks | ||||
Second | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 8 weeks | 25 weeks | |||
Third | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 20 weeks | |||
Fourth | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 20 weeks | |||
Little | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 20 weeks |
Loss of Body Part | Weeks of Compensation |
---|---|
One Eye, by enucleation or evisceration | 275 weeks |
One Eye for industrial use | 250 weeks |
Total Deafness by accident or sudden trauma | 330 weeks |
Total deafness, one ear from accident or sudden trauma | 55 weeks |
For these examples, we assumed the injury took place in January 2020 and the employee was entitled to the maximum rate of $362.00. The PPD rate is either the maximum rate for year of injury or employees TTD rate, whichever is lower. (Maximum Weekly PPD Rates for other dates of injury)
10% to the right knee:
25% loss of use to distal joint of left little finger:
PPD rating by doctor: 2% loss of use to left wrist:
PPD rating by the doctor: 5% to the body as a whole
PPD is to be paid at a rate of $1,568.67 a month until sum of it has been paid.