# Fractures at Synagro
> OSHA SIR `2023087730` · 8/23/2023 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Skylights
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Synagro
- **Location:** 7800 Penrose Ferry Rd., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19153
- **NAICS:** 221320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was traversing on a roof when they slipped, and fell through a raised skylight. The employee sustained broken ribs and a laceration that required sutures.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*