Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1314268.015 - Darling Ingredients Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1314268.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 05/22/2018

Site Address:
Darling Ingredients Inc
5900 Old Allegan Rd
Hamilton, MI 49419

Mailing Address:
5900 Old Allegan Rd, Hamilton, MI 49419

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311613/Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/19/2018

Emphasis: S:Fall

Case Closed: 08/27/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1331933	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,000
Current Penalty	$4,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,200
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	Serious	408.1011(A)	08/22/2018	09/25/2018	$0	$7,000	$0	10/03/2018	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100028 B03 I	08/22/2018	09/25/2018	$4,200	$7,000	$0	10/03/2018	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 105769.015

Event: 04/24/2018

Employee sustains injuries from a pressure cooker

At 4:30 a.m. on April 24, 2018, an employee was operating a industrial pressure cooker when the lid tightening bolt stripped, resulting in boiling cooker ingredients to spray out. The employee was sprayed in the arms and back causing him to try climbing off end of operators platform, where he fell. The employee received second degree burns to arms and back, as well as head lacerations from fall.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Burn, Cooker, Fall, Head

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1314268.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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