GRAPELAND, TX —
OSHA Inspection: DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. in 834 FARM TO MARKET 227, GRAPELAND, TX 75844 (NAICS 311613). OSHA activity number 347733107.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 834 FARM TO MARKET 227
- City
- GRAPELAND
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75844
- Mailing
- 834 FARM TO MARKET 227, GRAPELAND, TX 75844
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311613
- Employees
- 68
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
11 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
1480
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to inhalation hazards. On or about September 4, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, drivers were exposed to unknown levels of hydrogen sulfide gas when inspecting, securing and transporting loads of offal trailers and blood tankers without early warning devices such as portable gas detectors. Employees developed symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, nausea and difficulty breathing which are consistent with exposure to hydrogen sulfide.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to the hazard of falls. On or about September 4, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 4 feet when securing hatches on top of tanker trailers.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.134 A01
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $4,965 Reduced
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(1): When effective engineering controls were not feasible or while they were being instituted, appropriate respirators were not used pursuant to the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134: On or about September 4, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, ventilation fans required for opening hatches and dumping blood tankers were not implemented. Employees exposed to inhalation hazards of hydrogen sulfide were not provided respirators.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4965
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.134 A02
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): A respirator was not provided by the employer to each employee when such equipment was necessary to protect the health of the employee: On or about September 4, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, employees exposed to inhalation hazards of hydrogen sulfide, while dumping offal containers, and were not provided respirators.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $4,965 Reduced
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: On or about September 4, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, employees transporting and dumping offal and blood containers were not effectively evaluated for the extent of exposure to hydrogen sulfide.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4965
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.134 G03 I
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $4,965 Reduced
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(3)(i): One employee or, when needed, more than one employee was not located outside the immediately dangerous to life or health atmosphere to provide emergency rescue: On�or about September 4, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, employees dumping offal worked alone while exposed to hydrogen sulfide levels that were immediately dangerous to life or health.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4965
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.120 Q01
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1): The employer, who would evacuate employees from the danger area when an emergency occurred and would not permit any employees to assist in handling the emergency, did not provide an emergency action plan in accordance with 1910.38: On�or about September 4, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, employees dumping offal and blood trailers did not have an adequate emergency action plan to ensure safe rescue from exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.151 B
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid: On or about September 5, 2024, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure prompt medical care by persons trained to understand and render first aid treatment or ensure other medical treatment was available/utilized for employees that developed symptoms of hydrogen sulfide exposure while transporting and/or dumping offal and blood trailers.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $4,965 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c):Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: On or about September 4, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, employees cleaned the floor of the dump room and used a corrosive cleaning product�without a�suitable eyewash or shower�station.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4965
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): On or about October 10, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, employees dumping offal were exposed to hydrogen sulfide levels that were in excess of the ceiling limit of 20ppm and the peak limit of 50ppm.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.1000 B02
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $165,514 · Current $165,514
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(b)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to a substance listed in Table Z-2 that exceeded the acceptable ceiling concentration and the maximum peak. On or about October 10, 2024, and at times prior thereto and continuing thereafter, employees dumping offal containers were exposed to hydrogen sulfide levels that were in excess of the ceiling limit of 20ppm and the peak limit of 50ppm.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $165514
- — C (W) $165514
- — Z (W) $165514
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