BERLIN, WI —
OSHA Inspection: DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. in W694 WHITE RIDGE RD., BERLIN, WI 54923 (NAICS 311613). OSHA activity number 340872654.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
- Site address
- W694 WHITE RIDGE RD.
- City
- BERLIN
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54923
- Mailing
- W694 WHITE RIDGE RD., BERLIN, WI 54923
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311613
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,951 · Current $1,171 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route was not adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route. Employees working in the chemical storage room were not provided any form of emergency lighting to locate the exit route out of the room.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1170.6
- — Z (S) $1951
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": The single exit door located in the chemical storage room was not marked with a sign reading "Exit".
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.253 E03 II C 3
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,251 · Current $1,951 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(e)(3)(ii)(C)(3): Flashback protection was not provided by an approved device that would prevent flame from passing into the fuel gas system: An oxygen acetylene torch located in the diesel maintenance shop was not equipped with approved flashback protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1950.6
- — Z (S) $3251
1910.1200 F06 I
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $200 · Current $200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): The information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section for labels on shipped containers; or, The employer did not ensure that Mineral Spirits in a parts washer located in the diesel maintenance shop were labeled with the identity of its contents.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $200
- — Z (R) $200
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical: The employer did not ensure that Mineral Spirits in a parts washer located in the diesel maintenance shop were labeled with the hazards of its contents.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (R) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a) Employees were exposed to rotating parts and ingoing nip points created by an in ground 2' screw auger located in the material intake bay. (b) Employees were exposed to rotating parts and ingoing nip points through unguarded 4"x6.5" openings in the guarding on the expeller presses #1 and #2.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340872654.
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