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OSHA Injury Report: Darling Ingredients - Hamilton

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Darling Ingredients - Hamilton in 5900 Old Allegan RD, Hamilton, MI 49419 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was raw Materials Laborer in oil, animal, rendering.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Darling Ingredients - Hamilton
Parent company
Darling Ingredients
Street
5900 Old Allegan RD
City
Hamilton
State
MI
ZIP
49419
On-site location
Hamilton Raw Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
54

Before the incident

EE was preparing to unclog the [REDACTED].

What happened

EE was preparing to supply Steam to the Auger that had become congested with material. He attempted to jump over the Sludge [REDACTED] guard and struck his Left knee on the edge of the guard causing a minor contusion and swelling of the joint.

Injury or illness

Contusion of Knee Left Side

Object or substance involved

Machinery - sludge screw auger

Summary line

Contusion of Knee Left Side - Directly harmed by: Machinery - sludge screw auger

Employee and industry

Job description
Raw Materials Laborer
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
311613 — Oil, animal, rendering
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
44
Total hours worked
91840
Establishment ID
933908
Employer case #
FY23-00193

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:45:00.000
Submitted
08FEB24:11:38:00

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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.