Columbia, MD —
OSHA Injury Report: American Wood Fibers
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at American Wood Fibers in Columbia, MD 21046 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was bURNER OPERATOR 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
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Cleaning in burner dryer area
What happened
On [REDACTED] the burner operator was shoveling to clean underneath the dryer feed drag and dryer wheels. While he shoveling he pulled his right lower back. He received treatment at occupational health on [REDACTED] and was placed on light duty beginning on [REDACTED]. This is a workers comp claim and [REDACTED] recordable since treatment was provided.
Injury or illness
Strain
Object or substance involved
Using shovel to move material
Summary line
Using shovel to move material
Employee and industry
- Job description
- BURNER OPERATOR
- SOC code
- 51-9051 — Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 321999 — Misc Wood Shavings Mulching
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 326
- Total hours worked
- 735522
- Establishment ID
- 1452373
- Employer case #
- IN-202504
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13FEB26:11:27:00
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.