Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1262608.015 - Darling-Delaware Co. Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 1262608.015

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 09/05/2017

Site Address:
Darling-Delaware Co. Inc
429 Amador St
San Francisco, CA 94124

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 880006, San Francisco, CA 94188

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311613/Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/07/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/04/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1259657

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$7,200	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$12,200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342(A)	02/12/2018		$5,000	$5,000	$0	03/05/2018	O - Administrative Law Judge Order
2.	02001	Serious	51990001 D	02/12/2018	02/27/2018	$0	$7,200	$0	03/05/2018	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 102235.015

Event: 08/18/2017

Employee exposed to aerosol transmissible disease from anima

At 10:30 a.m. on August 18, 2017, a truck driver, yard dumper had been working 11 months with the company. The employee was responsible for collecting animal carcasses, byproducts, and body fluids at farms, slaughterhouses, and butcher shops. As a result, the employee was exposed to contaminated sheep, goat, or cattle carcasses. He then acquired a systemic disease "Q fever" from exposure to contaminated animal tissues or body fluids during work (collecting, dumping, and screw conveyor processing). The employee became ill and required 4 days of hospitalization.

Keywords: Animal, Dumper, Infectious Disease, Textile, Truck Driver

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1262608.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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