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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 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
RWV Shredder Building

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Working on the Bivitech installing new bearings on the main throw shaft

What happened

Piece of metal he was installing into the machine struck the machine and his hand was between the two pieces of metal.

Injury or illness

Cut to the left hand between the thumb and finger.

Object or substance involved

Two pieces of metal.

Summary line

Cut between thumb and finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Supervisor
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
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 #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
7:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:15:46:00

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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.