DUBLIN, GEORGIA—
DHAC & RHODES, LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DHAC & RHODES, LLC , Cordell Lumber Company (Hardware Store), DUBLIN, GEORGIA 31021 on — Fractures, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was working on the roof taking photographs and measurements when he stepped through a skylight and fell approximately 20 feet, striking metal shelving before landing on the concrete flooring. He suffered fractured ribs (all), a fractured sternum, a fractured back in three locations, and a fractured skull.
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