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OSHA Injury Report: American Wood Fibers

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at American Wood Fibers in 9740 Patuxent Woods Dr. #500, Columbia, MD 21046 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was bailer 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
70Marysville

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Operating baler 1

What happened

Employee was struck in the head (right temple area) by the baler arm while operating baler 1. He fell to the ground. After getting up he came to the office to report the injury (he had a cut and a welt). He was given first aid and [REDACTED] was called. He was taken to the hospital for a CT scan and treating his injury.

Injury or illness

Contusion

Object or substance involved

arm from the baler struck operator

Summary line

Contusion to Head caused by arm from the baler struck operator

Employee and industry

Job description
Bailer Operator
SOC code
51-9041 — Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, O
NAICS code
321999 — Misc Wood Shavings Mulching
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
326
Total hours worked
735522
Establishment ID
1452373
Employer case #
IN-202511

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
8:28
Filing year
2025
Submitted
31JAN26:00:20:00

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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.