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 | Date: Wed Apr 08, 2009 | Comments (7)
Category: Body Modifications

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