Columbia, MD —
OSHA Injury Report: American Wood Fibers
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at American Wood Fibers in 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
- 70Marysville
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Changing over the sqz packs machine
What happened
[REDACTED] 1st shift maintenance technician just came to me and said that he was replacing a hydraulic on the squeeze pack machine and while lifting it up he hurt his back. He refused care and said he wanted to go to his chiropractor. I had him sign the employee-self-care acknowledgement form and I sent him home. I informed him to keep in contact with me and let me know how he proceeds.
Injury or illness
Strain Other
Object or substance involved
Porr erogonomics
Summary line
Strain Other to Back caused by Porr erogonomics
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
- Avg employees
- 326
- Total hours worked
- 735522
- Establishment ID
- 1452373
- Employer case #
- IN-202506
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 4:00
- 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.