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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 nonFerrous WH Manager in recycling.

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
nonFerrous WH dock

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
3

Before the incident

He was loading a trailer at dock 1 of the Non [REDACTED] Warehouse

What happened

As he was backing forklift off dock ramp the forklift failed to stop in time (approx. 3 feet) the back right tire fell off the concrete and became stuck.

Injury or illness

Back Strain and numbness in the right leg.

Object or substance involved

Straining or tensing up when Courtney thought the forklift was going to fall completely off the dock.

Summary line

Backed down dock ramp forklift went off concrete got stuck motion caused back strain numbness leg

Employee and industry

Job description
NonFerrous WH Manager
SOC code
41-1012 — First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
NAICS code
423930 — Recycling
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
72
Total hours worked
157123
EIN
208910777
Establishment ID
1107034
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:47:00.000
Time of incident
12:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05FEB24:21:45:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.