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OSHA Injury Report: Darling Ingredients - Richmond

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Darling Ingredients - Richmond in 11310 Washington Highway, Ashland, VA 23005 resulted in days away from work. Employee was driver in animal fats rendering.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Darling Ingredients - Richmond
Parent company
Darling Ingredientes
Street
11310 Washington Highway
City
Ashland
State
VA
ZIP
23005
On-site location
Chesapeake VA - Customer Locatoin

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2
Days restricted or transferred
77

Before the incident

Cleaning solids with wand

What happened

EE was at a customer location and was cleaning 36 inches of solids when the wand suctioned to the bottom of the trap. As they were trying to clear it the wand shot out and the EE arched their back so it wouldn 't hit their face.

Injury or illness

Pain of Back

Object or substance involved

Tools Instruments and Equipment - Hose

Summary line

Pain of Back - Directly harmbed by: Tools Instruments and Equipment - Hose

Employee and industry

Job description
Driver
SOC code
53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
NAICS code
311613 — Animal fats rendering
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
26
Total hours worked
57765
Establishment ID
1120243
Employer case #
FY23-00446

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
13:45:00.000
Time of incident
17:25:00.000
Submitted
12FEB24:18:34:00

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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.