PRINCETON, WV ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Virginia Recycling, Inc.
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at West Virginia Recycling, Inc. in 951 Virginian Industrial Park Rd, PRINCETON, WV 24740 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was supervisor 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
- Non-Ferrous Warehouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 62
Before the incident
Transferring copper transformers from a pallet to a gaylord box.
What happened
After pushing the second to last transformer into the box the pallet weight became uneven and tipped over. The last transformer fell off pallet and hit the employee on his right leg.
Injury or illness
He has an abrasion on his right leg from the back of his calf down to his heal.
Object or substance involved
Copper Transformer
Summary line
Transformer fell off the pallet and hit employee 's leg causing an abrasion from the back of calf to his heel
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Supervisor
- SOC code
- 41-1012: First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- 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 #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:51
- Time of incident
- 07:15
- 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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