OSHA Injury Report: American Wood Fibers

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

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

When (timing detail)

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.