EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A STEP LADDER WHEN HIS LT. INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN ONE OF THE STABILIZING BRACKETS ON THE SIDE OF THE LADDER. EE SUFFERED A LACERATION THROUGH THE FINGERNAIL JUS T ABOVE THE CUTICLE AND FRACTURED THE TIP OF THE FINGER. EE RECEIVED SUTURES TO THE LT. INDEX FINGER AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY, LIGHT USE OF LEFT HAND & NO CLIMBING.