Barbara Haverly had part of her left middle finger severed off when she was turning a book in a metal box at the W.T. Bland Public Library in Mount Dora, Florida, in July.
Warning: This article contains graphic imagesBarbara Haverly was returning a book at the
The library was so busy that employees were still trying to help people check out books during the debacle. Although Haverly took the fingertip with her to the hospital, surgeons were unable to reattach it to her finger due to multiple severed nerve endings. Skin is expected to grow back, but she will likely not regrow the nail."Instead, more of my finger had to be taken off because it was cut off diagonally," the victim said."My surgeon said he had to cut straight across to allow skin to grow back.
Haverly, who often takes her granddaughter to the same library, said that the accident has changed her daily life. She is no longer able to pick up her grandkids or participate in activities like yoga and golf.
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