Appeals Cout Orders Company To Pay Woman For Prosthesis

A woman who lost a finger in a workplace accident in Brentwood in April of 2001 is going to get a prosthesis from the company that employed her at the time. The State Court of Appeals in St. Louis has also ordered the Hampton Envelope Company to pay Cindy DeLong $10,000 for the 2-and-a-half year delay in settling the case. DeLong lost the middle finger of her left hand in a punch press machine accident. DeLong’s boss drove her to the hospital but the finger could not be re-attached. DeLong’s doctor prescribed a prosthetic finger, but Hampton and its insurance company refused to pay.