PRINCETON, WV ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Virginia Recycling, Inc.
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Virginia Recycling, Inc. in 951 Virginian Industrial Park Rd, PRINCETON, WV 24740 resulted in other recordable case. 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
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
He was cutting away a metal packing band that wrapped around a roll of conveyor belt.
What happened
After cutting away the metal band the tension caused the metal packing band to snap back hitting the employee in the right leg in the calf area.
Injury or illness
Right leg was cut and he received 4 stitches.
Object or substance involved
metal packing band
Summary line
While cutting away metal packing band around a roll of conveyor belt the band snapped back cutting his right left at the calf
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 #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:30
- 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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