Form Wkc 16 PDF Details

The WKC 16 form, an essential document for the Department of Workforce Development in Wisconsin, plays a pivotal role in the Worker’s Compensation Division process. It is meticulously designed to capture a comprehensive medical report on an industrial injury, ensuring that vital data concerning the worker's condition, the nature of the injury, and the prognosis for recovery are systematically recorded. Situated in Madison, WI, the department handles an array of cases with the primary goal of facilitating the workers' compensation claims efficiently. The form requires detailed information, including personal details of the injured employee, the injury's specifics, diagnosis, and the extent of any permanent disability that may have resulted from the workplace accident. Furthermore, it delves into the history of prior disabilities, if any, and outlines the prognosis for the worker's return to employment, taking into consideration the limitations imposed by the injury. Notably, the form underscores the significance of a thorough evaluation for finger injuries, instructing medical professionals to use statutory terms and precise measurements to assess the loss of use or motion. This meticulous approach to data collection not only aids in the fair assessment of claims but also underscores the department’s commitment to protecting workers’ rights and wellbeing.

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MEDICAL REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL INJURY

Department of Workforce Development Worker’s Compensation Division

201 E. Washington Ave., Rm. C100 P.O. Box 7901

Madison, WI 53707-7901

Telephone: (608) 266-1340

Fax: (608) 267-0394 http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/wc

e-mail: DWDDWC@dwd.wisconsin.gov

Provision of your Social Security Number (SSN) is voluntary. Failure to provide it may result in an information processing delay. Personal information you provide may be used for secondary purposes [Privacy Law, s. 15.04 (1)(m), Wisconsin Statutes].

 

WC Claim Number

Employee Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PATIENT

Employee Social Security Number

Employee Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Injury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

Employer Name

 

 

 

Insurance Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HISTORY

History as described by patient

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIAGNOSIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Please be as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

detailed as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

possible)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERMANENT

What amputation present?

Comparative x-rays taken?

 

Stump:

 

 

 

 

Ye s

No

 

 

hardy or

tender

DISABILITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Describe permanent

Has permanent disability resulted?

Date of Last Exam

 

Has healing period ended?

Patient discharged?

elements of disability,

Yes

No

 

 

 

Ye s

No

 

Ye s

No

such as limitation of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

motion, pain, weakness,

Description of permanent disability (Record finger motion losses on reverse.)

 

 

 

etc., and describe effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on working ability.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was surgery performed as a result of accident?

Ye s

 

No

If Yes, state type of surgery:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If healing has not ended, what is minimum permanent disability expected?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIOR

What previous disability?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISABILITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGNOSIS

Prognosis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date injured was or will be able to return to a limited type of work:

 

 

 

 

 

State any limitations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date injured was or will be able to return to full-time work subject only to permanent limitations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What further treatment should be given?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional comments, if any:

Date

City

 

 

Physician or Chiropractor Signature (in own writing)

 

 

 

 

Phone Number

Typed or Printed Name

 

(

)

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

WKC-16 (R. 04/2010)

Employee Name

Employee Social Security Number

Instructions for finger injuries

Please use statutory terms in referring to fingers, such as thumbs, index, middle, ring, and little fingers, and distal, middle, and proximal joints. Where there is limitation of motion, list separately the normal range of motion in degrees, the “degrees” loss of flexion, and the “degrees” loss of extension for each joint of each finger. The Worker’s Compensation Division will evaluate the loss of use due to loss of motion of the fingers.

Where there are other elements of disability of the fingers, such as deformity, weakness, pain, or lack of endurance, give your opinion on the percentage loss of use as compared to amputation for such elements of disability and specify the joint at which such loss is estimated.

 

 

Angle

Normal

Degrees

Degrees

Estimate % loss of use for additional factors at joint

Digit

Joint

Range of

Loss

Loss

Ext./Flex

involved and reason for additional allowance

 

 

Motion

Extension

Flexion

 

 

 

 

Thumb

Dist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prox

 

 

 

 

 

Index

Dist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prox

 

 

 

 

 

Mid

Dist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prox

 

 

 

 

 

Ring

Dist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prox

 

 

 

 

 

Little

Dist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prox

 

 

 

 

 

CIRCLE HAND INVOLVED: Right Left

Middle Finger

DOMINANT HAND: Right

Left

Ring Finger

Little Finger

Distal

Joint

Middle

Joint

Proximal

Joint

Index Finger

Thumb

See DWD 80.32 & 80.33 for guides to evaluation for amputations, restrictions of motion, ankylosis, sensory loss, and surgical results for disability to the hip, knee, ankle, toes, shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers and back.

If fingertip amputation is present, submit comparative x-rays or a statement indicating whether the bone loss was less than one-third, between one-third and two-thirds, or more than two-thirds of the distal phalanx.

If amputation is below the distal joint, submit comparative x-rays.