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:

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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 102.52

  • Employee: as used in this chapter means:
   (1)   
      (a)    Every person, including all officials, in the service of the state, or of any local governmental unit in this state, whether elected or under any appointment or contract of hire, express or implied, and whether a resident of the state or employed or injured within or without the state. See Wisconsin Statutes 102.07
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  •    (1)   The loss of an arm at the shoulder, 500 weeks;
       (2)   The loss of an arm at the elbow, 450 weeks;
       (3)   The loss of a hand, 400 weeks;
       (4)   The loss of a palm where the thumb remains, 325 weeks;
       (5)   The loss of a thumb and the metacarpal bone thereof, 160 weeks;
       (6)   The loss of a thumb at the proximal joint, 120 weeks;
       (7)   The loss of a thumb at the distal joint, 50 weeks;
       (8)   The loss of all fingers on one hand at their proximal joints, 225 weeks;
       (9)   Losses of fingers on each hand as follows:
          (a)    An index finger and the metacarpal bone thereof, 60 weeks;
          (b)    An index finger at the proximal joint, 50 weeks;
          (c)    An index finger at the second joint, 30 weeks;
          (d)    An index finger at the distal joint, 12 weeks;
          (e)    A middle finger and the metacarpal bone thereof, 45 weeks;
          (f)    A middle finger at the proximal joint, 35 weeks;
          (g)    A middle finger at the second joint, 20 weeks;
          (h)    A middle finger at the distal joint, 8 weeks;
          (i)    A ring finger and the metacarpal bone thereof, 26 weeks;
          (j)    A ring finger at the proximal joint, 20 weeks;
          (k)    A ring finger at the second joint, 15 weeks;
          (L)    A ring finger at the distal joint, 6 weeks;
          (m)    A little finger and the metacarpal bone thereof, 28 weeks;
          (n)    A little finger at the proximal joint, 22 weeks;
          (o)    A little finger at the second joint, 16 weeks;
          (p)    A little finger at the distal joint, 6 weeks;
       (10)   The loss of a leg at the hip joint, 500 weeks;
       (11)   The loss of a leg at the knee, 425 weeks;
       (12)   The loss of a foot at the ankle, 250 weeks;
       (13)   The loss of the great toe with the metatarsal bone thereof, 83 1/3 weeks;
       (14)   Losses of toes on each foot as follows:
          (a)    A great toe at the proximal joint, 25 weeks;
          (b)    A great toe at the distal joint, 12 weeks;
          (c)    The second toe with the metatarsal bone thereof, 25 weeks;
          (d)    The second toe at the proximal joint, 8 weeks;
          (e)    The second toe at the second joint, 6 weeks;
          (f)    The second toe at the distal joint, 4 weeks;
          (g)    The third, fourth or little toe with the metatarsal bone thereof, 20 weeks;
          (h)    The third, fourth or little toe at the proximal joint, 6 weeks;
          (i)    The third, fourth or little toe at the second or distal joint, 4 weeks;
       (15)   The loss of an eye by enucleation or evisceration, 275 weeks;
       (16)   Total impairment of one eye for industrial use, 250 weeks;
       (17)   Total deafness from accident or sudden trauma, 330 weeks;
       (18)   Total deafness of one ear from accident or sudden trauma, 55 weeks.