Columbia, MD ·
OSHA Injury Report: American Wood Fibers
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at American Wood Fibers in 9740 Patuxent Woods Dr. #500, Columbia, MD 21046 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in misc Wood Shavings Mulching.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- American Wood Fibers
- Parent company
- American Wood Fibers Inc
- Street
- 9740 Patuxent Woods Dr. #500
- City
- Columbia
- State
- MD
- ZIP
- 21046
- On-site location
- 59Laurinburg
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 59
- Days restricted or transferred
- 31
Before the incident
On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was removing a shaft from a gear box. He was using a hammer to do this. At approximately [REDACTED] in the maintenance shop the bolt slip and the hammer hit his arm.
What happened
[REDACTED] (3rd Shift Maintenance Tech) was using a large hammer type device to remove a stuck rod from a shaft on [REDACTED]. Employee hit the part several times with the hammer in his right hand while holding the part that was already in a vice with his left hand. After several unsuccessful attempts employee missed the part he was attempting to hammer and hit his left hand instead. Video surveillence confirms event. [REDACTED] left his shift early on [REDACTED] WITHOUT reporting the injury to his supervisor. On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] called Office Manager stating he broke a bone in his hand while working on his shop. At first it seemed as if this was a non-work related injury but video does confirm it happened onsite. [REDACTED] took it upon himself to go to the ER on [REDACTED] in the evening where the broken hand bone diagnosis was received. Witness statements can be found in the attachment of this report; video has been saved by Columbia HR.
Injury or illness
Fracture
Object or substance involved
Hammer
Summary line
Fracture to Left Hand Wrist caused by Hammer
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Technician
- SOC code
- 49-9071: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- NAICS code
- 321999: Misc Wood Shavings Mulching
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 326
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 735,522
- Establishment ID
- 1452373
- Employer case #
- IN-202502
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 21:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-31
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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