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OSHA Injury Report: Darling Ingredients - Linkwood

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Darling Ingredients - Linkwood in 5420 Linkwood Road, Linkwood, MD 21835 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was mechanic in fats, animal, rendering.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Darling Ingredients - Linkwood
Parent company
Darling Ingredients
Street
5420 Linkwood Road
City
Linkwood
State
MD
ZIP
21835
On-site location
Truck shop

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Before the incident

Helping another employee remove a trailer wheel hub.

What happened

Employee lifted a wheel hub and walked it to another area when he set it down and straightened back up he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Back strain

Object or substance involved

Wheel hub

Summary line

Lower back strain from improper lifting

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311613 — Fats, animal, rendering
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
145
Total hours worked
280186
EIN
362495346
Establishment ID
1107695
Employer case #
FY23-00092

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:00:00.000
Submitted
06FEB24:15:32:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.