# Sprains, strains, minor tears at Kroger
> OSHA SIR `20241110746` · 11/18/2024 · NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, minor tears
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Kroger
- **Location:** 610 Carroll Street, NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO, 43764
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to lift a pallet when he felt a pop in his back and experienced pain, suffering a strained lower back.

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