# Fractures at Freeman Funeral Home
> OSHA SIR `2017054300` · 5/11/2017 · MANALAPAN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Elevator shafts
## Employer
- **Name:** Freeman Funeral Home
- **Location:** 344 US 9, MANALAPAN, NEW JERSEY, 07726
- **NAICS:** 812210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was escorting a patron in the elevator. The elevator was called back to the first floor, but the doors malfunctioned and remained open at the second floor. The employee stepped into the open elevator shaft and fell approximately 10 feet, suffering a fractured kneecap.

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