Establishment profile
DARLING INGREDIENTS, INC.
1299 PRISOCK ROAD, BYRAM, MS, 39272
Operated by Darling Ingredients · 1 of 133 establishments
311613 — Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
EIN 392495346
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $75,092 | Feb 2021 | Feb 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 E02 I | 1 | 1 | $8,701 | May 2022 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D06 | 1 | 1 | $6,838 | May 2022 | May 2022 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $5,540 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $5,314 | Jan 2020 | Jan 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C04 | 1 | 1 | $4,709 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $2,355 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2022 | May 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2021 | Feb 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2017 | Apr 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
Above average violations in NAICS 3116 within MS. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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.
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
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- 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
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2023 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 12, 2019 | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2022 | Arm,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Belt,Caught By,Caught In,Forearm,Fracture | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Bolt,Burn,Engulfed,Maintenance,SteamFatality | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Dec 12, 2019 | Ankle,Broken Bone,Climbing on Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Ladder,Leg,Roof | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-01 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $15,539 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 2 | — | $75,092 | |
| 2019-12-20 | Referral | 1 | — | $5,314 | |
| 2017-01-30 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-01-20 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $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:
- TYSON/RIVER VALLEY INGREDIENTS FOREST, MSFOREST — 1 federal enforcement record
- PROTEIN PRODUCTS, INC.SUNFLOWER — 1 federal enforcement record
- Griffin Industries LLCBYRAM — 0 federal enforcement records
- Tyson Foods- ForestFOREST — 0 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Darling Ingredients, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES, INC.RUSSELLVILLE, KY — 3 federal enforcement records
- DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.COLDWATER, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- VALLEY PROTEINS INC.BALTIMORE, MD — 3 federal enforcement records
- DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.NEWARK, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- DARLING INGREDIENTS INCHAMILTON, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.MASON CITY, IL — 2 federal enforcement records
- GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES, INCNEWBERRY, IN — 2 federal enforcement records
- GRIFFIN INDUSTRIES, INC.BUTLER, KY — 2 federal enforcement records
- VALLEY PROTEINS, INC.ROSE HILL, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
- VALLEY PROTEINS, INC.GASTONIA, NC — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Darling Ingredients locationsParent rollup
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct ProcessingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MSState-wide enforcement data
- Rendering and Meat in MSIndustry × state cross-filter
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.
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Contact sales →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..