Pipe v. LEESE TOOL & DIE CO.

D. E. Holbrook, Jr., P.J.

Plaintiff sustained an injury to his right hand while operating a press in the course of his employment with defendant Leese Tool and Die Company. Amputation of his index and middle fingers resulted, as well as stiffness and loss of flexibility in the remaining digits. After a hearing, the referee found plaintiff to have sustained the loss of industrial use of his right hand. After appeal to the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), that boárd found plaintiff to have no significant power grasp, some precision grasp, no significant pinch function and some hook…