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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
Heavy Equipment Yard

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
8

Before the incident

Was checking the fluids in the [REDACTED].

What happened

When he stepped down he stepped in a hole.

Injury or illness

He rolled his left ankle.

Object or substance involved

hole

Summary line

Checking fluids stepped down into a hole and rolled ankle.

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 #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:44
Time of incident
7:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:15:49:00

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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.