PRINCETON, WV ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Virginia Recycling, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Virginia Recycling, Inc. in 951 Virginian Industrial Park Rd, PRINCETON, WV 24740 resulted in days away from work. Employee was general Labor in scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Virginia Recycling, Inc.
- Parent company
- West Virginia Recycling, Inc.
- Street
- 951 Virginian Industrial Park Rd
- City
- PRINCETON
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 24740
- On-site location
- Truck Maintenance Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 4
Before the incident
Picking up scrap metal and loading into a yard [REDACTED].
What happened
As he was placing the metal in the hopper it slid back out and struck him on the right arm and forehead near his hairline.
Injury or illness
Concussion with no loss of consciousness and contusion on right forearm
Object or substance involved
scrap metal
Summary line
Picking up metal into a hopper. Metal slid back out and struck him on the right arm and forehead.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- General Labor
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 423930: Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 79
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 185,510
- Establishment ID
- 449711
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:04
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-12
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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