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OSHA Injury Report: Darling Ingredients Sonac Blood

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Darling Ingredients Sonac Blood in 1299 E. Maple St., Maquoketa, IA 52060 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in rendering plants.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Darling Ingredients Sonac Blood
Parent company
Darling Ingredients Sonac Blood
Street
1299 E. Maple St.
City
Maquoketa
State
IA
ZIP
52060
On-site location
Sonac boiler room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was draining a condensate line to the Boiler test station.

What happened

Employee was draining a condensate line to the Boiler test station and the line was starting to get plugged. Employee took off the 2 cap and hot water sprayed onto his left forearm causing a burn.

Injury or illness

Burn on forearm wrist-Left side

Object or substance involved

Water

Summary line

Burn on forearm wrist - left side. Directly harmed by other sources - water

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311613 — Rendering plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
41
Total hours worked
85286
EIN
271709469
Establishment ID
656149
Employer case #
FY23-00914

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
8:30:00.000
Submitted
19FEB24:18:53:00

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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.