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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 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
Wheel House

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

He was removing a track assembly on a skid steer.

What happened

He started to raise the track up and it wouldn 't release. He took a round pipe and placed between the track and the rollers to try to loosen the tension. Once the machine started the HYD pressure jerked the bar and struck him in the leg above the knee.

Injury or illness

His right leg has swelling and bruising.

Object or substance involved

The pipe bar hitting his leg.

Summary line

Removing track assembly he was struck on the leg above the knee by a bar after a jam was released

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 #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:46:00.000
Time of incident
9:10:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05FEB24:21:47:00

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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.