DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-15Defuniak SpringsFlGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical SystemsFingertip(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was opening a sliding gate when it amputated the employee's left little fingertip.
2021-02-10Defuniak SpringsFlProfessional Funeral Services of NW FloridaLeg(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was filling in a grave site when they attempted to straighten out the grave marker. The marker fell on the employee's left leg, resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization.
2020-05-18Defuniak SpringsFloridaBrookdaleJaw, chinFall on same level
On May 18, 2020, a nurse was leaving a home after caring for a patient. She fell to the floor of the home's porch, suffering a hairline fracture to her jaw and an injury to her left leg resulting in damage to an artery. She was hospitalized.
2020-04-30Defuniak SpringsFloridaFlorida Transformer, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At 2:15 PM on April 30, 2020, an employee was unloading a bushing from a flatbed trailer. He was lifting one side of the bushing to place a lifting strap under it. As he lowered the bushing, it pinched his finger against the bushing that was beneath it, resulting in the amputation of his right index fingertip to the first knuckle.
2018-08-15Defuniak SpringsFloridaJ H Crowder Construction, Inc.BrainStruck by falling object or equipment
On August 15, 2018, around 3:00 PM, an employee was hit in the back of his head from a falling shackle. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-03-22Defuniak SpringsFloridaAuto Zone, Inc. (Store# 1240)Fingertip(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading a car engine with a coworker when the engine became caught on the truck bed and fell. As the injured employee attempted to catch the engine, his left index finger was caught between the pallet and the engine, amputating his fingertip.
2015-11-02Defuniak SpringsFloridaCenturylink Communications, LLCBrainFall on same level
The employee was moving his office chair and woke up on the floor. The employee was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a concussion.
2015-05-11Defuniak SpringsFloridaMUSGROVE CONSTRUCTION, INC.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee turned his back on a live high-voltage line as he was uncovering an electrical power he was about to work on, causing burns to his neck and right thigh. He was hospitalized.