Columbia, MD · 2025-11-20

OSHA Injury Report: American Wood Fibers

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-11-20, 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: 75Jamestown

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 60

Before the incident

Helping to off load new tool box and position into new location.

What happened

The employee reported that while removing the toolbox from the company truck employee slide across maintenance shop. The employee pulled from the straps; and the strap failed and broke. As a result the employee was forced to abruptly react losing balance and falling backward onto their tailbone sustaining a direct impact and contusion.

Injury or illness

Contusion

Object or substance involved

Pulling from unsecured straps.

Summary line

Contusion to Back caused by Pulling from unsecured straps.

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-202511

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-11-20
Shift started: 14:00
Time of incident: 17:40
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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