The Scale of Loss

Apparently New York workers enjoy a fixed compensation scale for the loss of body parts. Each body part is judged to be worth a certain number of weeks of wages. Here's the scale:
  • One eye: 160 weeks
  • One ear: 60 weeks
  • Both ears: 150 weeks
  • One arm: 312 weeks
  • One leg: 288 weeks
  • One foot: 205 weeks
  • Big toe: 38 weeks
  • One hand: 244 weeks
  • pinky: 15 weeks
  • little toe: 16 weeks
So why is the little toe worth more than the pinky? The New York Times has the full illustrated list.
     Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 08, 2009
     Category: Body Modifications





Comments
Losing both ears pays a 25% bonus! Pull a VanGogh and get 3 years of paid vacation. Is there anyone who may have tried to milk this system? (try to lose a big toe,, then pinky toe, then try to lose the whole foot & still get full pay for the foot?)
Posted by Matt in Florida on 04/08/09 at 11:12 AM
Whoa Meltemi I'm glad you caught that slip up! I was wondering what "o" meant here. :;-):
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 04/08/09 at 11:12 AM
What about the loss of your nose? Just get the f$%k back to work I suppose.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 04/08/09 at 12:25 PM
No mention of loss of genitalia, huh?
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 04/09/09 at 09:42 AM
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