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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 bURNER 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
59Laurinburg

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Cleaning in burner dryer area

What happened

On [REDACTED] the burner operator was shoveling to clean underneath the dryer feed drag and dryer wheels. While he shoveling he pulled his right lower back. He received treatment at occupational health on [REDACTED] and was placed on light duty beginning on [REDACTED]. This is a workers comp claim and [REDACTED] recordable since treatment was provided.

Injury or illness

Strain

Object or substance involved

Using shovel to move material

Summary line

Using shovel to move material

Employee and industry

Job description
BURNER OPERATOR
SOC code
51-9051 — Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
321999 — Misc Wood Shavings Mulching
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
326
Total hours worked
735522
Establishment ID
1452373
Employer case #
IN-202504

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13FEB26:11:27:00

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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.