# Sprains, strains, tears  unspecified at WALMART #3337
> OSHA SIR `2024087300` · 8/8/2024 · RIO GRANDE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** WALMART #3337
- **Location:** 3159 ROUTE 9 SOUTH, RIO GRANDE, NEW JERSEY, 08242
- **NAICS:** 452112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell from a 6' ladder while stocking shelves, landing on the ground and suffering a sprain/strain to his back.

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