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OSHA Injury Report: West Virginia Recycling, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at West Virginia Recycling, Inc. in 951 Virginian Industrial Park Rd, PRINCETON, WV 24740 resulted in days away from work. Employee was general Labor 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
RWV Yard

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
35
Days restricted or transferred
55

Before the incident

Assisting a customer unload a trailer of scrap metal.

What happened

The last piece was a metal cabinet. After unloading the cabinet employee pushed it over to lay flat. As the cabinet was falling to the ground it collided with another piece of scrap metal spinning the cabinet and hitting the employee on the right knee leg.

Injury or illness

Abrasion bruise on right knee leg.

Object or substance involved

Metal Cabinet

Summary line

Abrasion bruise on right knee calf after being hit with scrap metal cabinet.

Employee and industry

Job description
General Labor
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
423930 — Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
83
Total hours worked
198769
Establishment ID
449711
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
15:45
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:15:44:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.