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Wis. Stat. § 102.52 (2026)

Permanent partial disability schedule

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102.52102.52 Permanent partial disability schedule. In cases included in the following schedule of permanent partial disabilities indemnity shall be paid for the healing period, and in addition, for the period specified, at the rate of two-thirds of the average weekly earnings of the employee, to be computed as provided in s. 102.11:
102.52(1)(1) The loss of an arm at the shoulder, 500 weeks;
102.52(2)(2) The loss of an arm at the elbow, 450 weeks;
102.52(3)(3) The loss of a hand, 400 weeks;
102.52(4)(4) The loss of a palm where the thumb remains, 325 weeks;
102.52(5)(5) The loss of a thumb and the metacarpal bone thereof, 160 weeks;
102.52(6)(6) The loss of a thumb at the proximal joint, 120 weeks;
102.52(7)(7) The loss of a thumb at the distal joint, 50 weeks;
102.52(8)(8) The loss of all fingers on one hand at their proximal joints, 225 weeks;
102.52(9)(9) Losses of fingers on each hand as follows:
102.52(9)(a)(a) An index finger and the metacarpal bone thereof, 60 weeks;
102.52(9)(b)(b) An index finger at the proximal joint, 50 weeks;
102.52(9)(c)(c) An index finger at the second joint, 30 weeks;
102.52(9)(d)(d) An index finger at the distal joint, 12 weeks;
102.52(9)(e)(e) A middle finger and the metacarpal bone thereof, 45 weeks;
102.52(9)(f)(f) A middle finger at the proximal joint, 35 weeks;
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102.52(9)(g)(g) A middle finger at the second joint, 20 weeks;
102.52(9)(h)(h) A middle finger at the distal joint, 8 weeks;
102.52(9)(i)(i) A ring finger and the metacarpal bone thereof, 26 weeks;
102.52(9)(j)(j) A ring finger at the proximal joint, 20 weeks;
102.52(9)(k)(k) A ring finger at the second joint, 15 weeks;
102.52(9)(L)(L) A ring finger at the distal joint, 6 weeks;
102.52(9)(m)(m) A little finger and the metacarpal bone thereof, 28 weeks;
102.52(9)(n)(n) A little finger at the proximal joint, 22 weeks;
102.52(9)(o)(o) A little finger at the second joint, 16 weeks;
102.52(9)(p)(p) A little finger at the distal joint, 6 weeks;
102.52(10)(10) The loss of a leg at the hip joint, 500 weeks;
102.52(11)(11) The loss of a leg at the knee, 425 weeks;
102.52(12)(12) The loss of a foot at the ankle, 250 weeks;
102.52(13)(13) The loss of the great toe with the metatarsal bone thereof, 83 1/3 weeks;
102.52(14)(14) Losses of toes on each foot as follows:
102.52(14)(a)(a) A great toe at the proximal joint, 25 weeks;
102.52(14)(b)(b) A great toe at the distal joint, 12 weeks;
102.52(14)(c)(c) The second toe with the metatarsal bone thereof, 25 weeks;
102.52(14)(d)(d) The second toe at the proximal joint, 8 weeks;
102.52(14)(e)(e) The second toe at the second joint, 6 weeks;
102.52(14)(f)(f) The second toe at the distal joint, 4 weeks;
102.52(14)(g)(g) The third, fourth or little toe with the metatarsal bone thereof, 20 weeks;
102.52(14)(h)(h) The third, fourth or little toe at the proximal joint, 6 weeks;
102.52(14)(i)(i) The third, fourth or little toe at the second or distal joint, 4 weeks;
102.52(15)(15) The loss of an eye by enucleation or evisceration, 275 weeks;
102.52(16)(16) Total impairment of one eye for industrial use, 250 weeks;
102.52(17)(17) Total deafness from accident or sudden trauma, 330 weeks;
102.52(18)(18) Total deafness of one ear from accident or sudden trauma, 55 weeks.
102.52 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 150; 1975 c. 147; 1979 c. 278.
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102.52 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also ss. DWD 80.32 and 80.50, Wis. adm. code.
102.52 AnnotationIn a proceeding brought by an employee who suffered total deafness in one ear, a skull fracture, loss of taste and smell, facial paralysis, and periods of intermittent headaches and dizziness, the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations did not err in determining that the hearing loss was a scheduled disability under sub. (18), with a separate award for the additional physical effects of the deafness, rather than considering the entire range of disabilities as a whole. When a loss is recognized by and compensable under this section, the schedule therein is exclusive. Vande Zande v. DILHR, 70 Wis. 2d 1086, 236 N.W.2d 255 (1975).
102.52 AnnotationThe “loss of an arm at the shoulder” under sub. (1) includes injuries to the shoulder. Hagen v. LIRC, 210 Wis. 2d 12, 563 N.W.2d 454 (1997), 94-0374.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases, 1933–2017 · leading case: DaimlerChrysler v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2007 WI 15 (Wis. 2007).
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DaimlerChrysler v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2007 WI 15 (Wis. 2007). · cites it 26× “¶ 51 The scheduled disabilities are addressed in Wis. Stat. §§ 102.52 , 102.53 and 102.55.”
Hagen v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 563 N.W.2d 454 (Wis. 1997). · cites it 28× “The court did not address LIRC's factual determination that Hagen suffered no permanent partial disability in areas beyond the arm and shoulder.”
Cnty. of Dane v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2009 WI 9 (Wis. 2009). · cites it 8× “56(1) because scarring and swelling were visible only when he removed his shoe and sock, and that Wis. Stat. § 102.52 (12), under which Spence had already recovered for his limb's loss of functionality, was the sole avenue of recovery.”
Mireles v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2000 WI 96 (Wis. 2000). · cites it 25× “When a scheduled injury is part of a permanent total disability that includes an unscheduled injury, the disability is not covered by Wis. Stat. §§ 102.52 ,102.53, or 102.55. Rather, it is covered by § 102.”
Ferdon Ex Rel. Petrucelli v. Wisconsin Patients Comp. Fund, 2005 WI 125 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 4× “, Wis. Stat. § 102.52 -.56; Hagen v. LIRC, 210 Wis.”
Beecher v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2004 WI 88 (Wis. 2004). · cites it 4× “Wis. Stat. § 102.52 (1). There are many injuries, however, that do not fall into any of the statutory schedules.”
Tracie L. Flug v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2017 WI 72 (Wis. 2017). · cites it 4× “32(1) (2015-16); see also Wis. Stat. § 102.52 . The minimum permanent partial disability rating for a discectomy and fusion is 10% per level.”
CBS, Inc. v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 579 N.W.2d 668 (Wis. 1998). · cites it 4× “Hagen involved the application of Wis. Stat. § 102.52 (1). Wisconsin Stat. § 102.”
Green Bay Drop Forge Co. v. Indus. Comm'n, 60 N.W.2d 409 (Wis. 1953). · cites it 6× “This is the first case to reach this court in which workmen's compensation has been awarded for an impairment of faculty or disability listed in the schedule contained in sec. 102.52, Stats. 1951, or for a percentage of the schedule disability based upon sub.”
Vande Zande v. Dep't of Indus., Labor & Human Relations, 236 N.W.2d 255 (Wis. 1975). · cites it 5× “Sec. 102.52, Stats. 1969, provides, in pertinent part: “In cases included in the following schedule of permanent partial disabilities indemnity shall be paid for the healing period, and in addition thereto, where the employe is 52 years of age or less, for the period specified,…”
Wagner v. Indus. Comm'n, 79 N.W.2d 264 (Wis. 1956). · cites it 4× “" The attorney general, in behalf of the commission, maintains that if there is permanent disability it is only to the hands and not the entire body, and, therefore, must be measured by the schedule set forth in sec. 102.52, Stats. 1949. We cannot agree.”
Brown v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2003 WI 142 (Wis. 2003). “2d at 24-25 (LIRC's interpretation of § 102.52(1) is entitled to great weight deference); United Wis.”
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— Wis. Stat. § 102.52(1) — 6 cases
Hagen v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 563 N.W.2d 454 (Wis. 1997). “The court did not address LIRC's factual determination that Hagen suffered no permanent partial disability in areas beyond the arm and shoulder.”
DaimlerChrysler v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2007 WI 15 (Wis. 2007). “¶ 51 The scheduled disabilities are addressed in Wis. Stat. §§ 102.52 , 102.53 and 102.55.”
Brown v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2003 WI 142 (Wis. 2003). “2d at 24-25 (LIRC's interpretation of § 102.52(1) is entitled to great weight deference); United Wis.”
Mireles v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2000 WI 96 (Wis. 2000). “When a scheduled injury is part of a permanent total disability that includes an unscheduled injury, the disability is not covered by Wis. Stat. §§ 102.52 ,102.53, or 102.55. Rather, it is covered by § 102.”
Coutts v. Wisconsin Ret. Bd., 547 N.W.2d 821 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996).
— Wis. Stat. § 102.52(11) — 1 case
Madison Gas & Elec. v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 2011 WI App 110 (Wis. Ct. App. 2011).
— Wis. Stat. § 102.52(3) — 1 case
Hagen v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 547 N.W.2d 812 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996).
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