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DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.

1299 PRISOCK ROAD, BYRAM, MS, 39272
Operated by Darling Ingredients · 1 of 133 establishments
311613Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
EIN 392495346

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OSHA inspections
5
over 9 years
Violations
10
$108,550 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 2 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC. has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $108,550 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 65th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 50 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 67th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.6 / yr · last 9 yrs
Violations
10
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$108,550
$10,855 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $108,550 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$75,092Feb 2021Feb 2021
29 CFR 1910.0147 E02 I11$8,701May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 D0611$6,838May 2022May 2022
5A000111$5,540Apr 2017Apr 2017
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$5,314Jan 2020Jan 2020
29 CFR 1910.0219 C0411$4,709Apr 2017Apr 2017
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0111$2,355Apr 2017Apr 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 E0311May 2022May 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11Feb 2021Feb 2021
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111Apr 2017Apr 2017

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

65th

Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within MS. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $5,451
Inspection frequency
67th
peer median: 3

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
8.7
vs industry
+6.2
TRIR
8.7
vs industry
+4.9

Reported for 142 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
8.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2019 – Feb 2023 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Feb 27, 2023Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple face locationsHospitalized
Jan 25, 2022Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecifiedForearm(s)Hospitalized
Dec 12, 2019Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feetNonclassifiableHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 25, 2022Arm,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Belt,Caught By,Caught In,Forearm,Fracture11
Aug 14, 2020Bolt,Burn,Engulfed,Maintenance,SteamFatality22
Dec 12, 2019Ankle,Broken Bone,Climbing on Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Ladder,Leg,Roof11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (across 4 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$1.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$12.5M
Awards (all-time)
168

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-02-01Referral32$15,539
2020-08-13Fatality/Catastrophe2$75,092
2019-12-20Referral1$5,314
2017-01-30Referral0$0
2017-01-20Complaint43$12,605

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC. is one of 133 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Darling Ingredients.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Darling Ingredients across all 133 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in rendering and meat byproduct processing within MS, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Darling Ingredients, which operates 133 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $108,549.8 in total penalties.
How does DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC. operates in the rendering and meat byproduct processing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8. DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.68 compared to an industry average of 2.5.
Has DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC..