Columbia, MD · 2025-06-16

OSHA Injury Report: American Wood Fibers

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-06-16, 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.

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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
Employees at this establishment (2025 average): 326
Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total): 735,522
Establishment ID: 1452373
Employer case #: IN-202506

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-06-16
Shift started: 04:00
Time of incident: 10:00
Filing year: 2025
Submitted to OSHA: 2026-02-13

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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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