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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 general Labor 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
Shredder building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

[REDACTED] was moving a piece of metal to use the crane to remove it from the #1 belt.

What happened

The large piece of metal twisted in the wrong direction and fell back toward his left arm.

Injury or illness

Resulting in a laceration to his left forearm which required 5 stitches.

Object or substance involved

The large piece of metal.

Summary line

While moving a piece of metal it fell back and cut his left arm above the wrist requiring 5 stitches

Employee and industry

Job description
General Labor
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
423930 — Recycling
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
72
Total hours worked
157123
EIN
208910777
Establishment ID
1107034
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:31:00.000
Time of incident
15:30:00.000
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.