Sawdust, regrinding · Maryland
American Wood Fibers
Columbia, MD · ~441 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Wood Fibers runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sawdust, regrinding workplace, earning a grade D.
American Wood Fibers: 6.2 TCR = 187% of Sawdust, regrinding BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Wood Fibers safety composite
American Wood Fibers scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
American Wood Fibers: 4.4 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 9.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2024
American Wood Fibers's TCR rose 2.3 from 4.4 in 2019 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321999 · Columbia, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 187% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK P34
- PHOTO Gutchess Hardwoods I…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 165 inj
- SIZE ~441 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Wood Fibers in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MRE Crossville
MRE Crossville, LLC
6.3 TCR
- This site
American Wood Fibers
6.2 TCR
- Gutchess Hardw
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated
6.2 TCR
- JH Dunning Cor
JH Dunning Corp.
6.2 TCR
- Wallingford
Wallingford
6.1 TCR
What this shows American Wood Fibers averages 6.2 TCR (187% of the Sawdust, regrinding BLS benchmark).
American Wood Fibers TCR series: 2019=4.4 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=6.2 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 3.3
Where American Wood Fibers falls in its industry
405 Sawdust, regrinding establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
American Wood Fibers has more employees than the Sawdust, regrinding median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 39 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321999 · MD · Columbia
405 Sawdust, regrinding employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 179 employers in Columbia, MD · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JH Dunning Corp. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MRE Crossville, LLC | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wallingford | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | James G Davis Construction Corporation | 441 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4700 LANDOVER BUS FACILITY | 441 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Orbital ATK - Elkton | 443 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MDROA - IS MARYLAND | 443 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howard County General Hospital | 1,952 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate HQ | 712 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring, Inc | 621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring Inc - Columbia | 586 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Zanesville | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | StandFast Group LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | south valley care center | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Greeley | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DC 25 - Gastonia, NC | 441 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CommunityAid, Inc | 441 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St John s Pleasant Valley Hospital | 441 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Martin Luther College | 441 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.