A NEWBIE finance worker ‘anxious’ to make a good impression in her new job tried to stop the door slamming – but her pinkie got chopped off.
Lucy Crabb started her new career in the finance sector in London on February 23rd after making her ‘dream’ move to the UK from Australia earlier this year.
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The heavy door sliced Lucy’s pinky finger off as she was trying to close it quietly Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media
Lucy lost her little finger less than two weeks into her new role Credit: Kennedy Newsand Media
When she began her job, the 26-year-old said she noticed the doors around the office were ‘heavy’ and would slam when closed.
So as to not draw attention to herself as a new employee, she would hold onto the door when exiting a room to close it quietly.
While trying to close the bathroom door silently on March 5th, just nine days into her new job, Lucy got her right little finger trapped in the hinge of the door and sliced half of it off.
A shocking photo shows her sitting in the office grinning, with her finger dripping with blood and the top half of her pinkie missing.
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After spotting the top of her finger on the ground, Lucy’s colleague ran to a nearby Starbucks to get a cup of ice to put her finger in.
Lucy was then rushed to The Royal London Hospital via ambulance where her finger was examined and x-rayed.Sadly, she was given the news that the top of her finger could not be reattached.
Lucy says the incident was ‘traumatic’ and has since handed in her notice and made the decision to fly home to New Zealand so she can be closer to family.
Lucy, currently living in Clapham Common, south west London, said: “Living in the UK has always been my dream ever since being a young kid.
“I finally got to live my dream here and get into my career and live a great life. It was a job I was really looking forward to starting.
“In the office the doors were really heavy and when they shut, because of the weight, they slammed.
“I was anxious that I was the new person slamming doors.
“So every time I would leave the door, I would lean my weight from my arm on the door holding [it] so that it closed discreetly and didn’t slam.
“Unfortunately, this time, my finger was there. The door slammed shut and cut it [the top of my little finger] right off.
“I didn’t think it would come off until I felt this warm [liquid] running down my arm. I looked at my hand and I thought ‘oh my God’.
“I looked at my hand and my finger was off and then I looked at the floor and it was on the floor.
“When I came to the realisation that my finger was off, I started sobbing. It was pretty traumatic.
“The whole time I thought it was fine and they could just reattach my finger.
“When I heard that they wouldn’t be able to reattach my finger, I had never been so sad.
“I think it’s a whole bunch of emotions.
“I know it is just half a pinkie but when you’re born with 10 toes and 10 fingers it’s a bit of a shock when one is taken away and I’m not going to get it back.”
The following day, Lucy returned to hospital to have her finger bandaged and has been told by doctors to let it heal naturally.
Lucy, originally from Matamata, New Zealand, said: “As I was taking a lot of pain medication, I was written off work for two weeks.
“Yesterday evening I made the difficult decision to move back to New Zealand.
“I’ve tried to remain as optimistic as I can but I think the situation I was in and not having any family here, it was just not the same.
“[In a situation like this], it just goes to show that having a physical presence and a hug from your mum goes so much further.
” It’s put it into perspective that in my life I need to be home, it’s been really tough.
“I’ve handed in my notice at work and they’ve been so understanding and supportive of my decision.
“Going through something like this can change your mindset on what you value.”
