Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) (except pharmaceutical use) manufacturing · Iowa

Danisco Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, IA · ~214 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.6
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
1
Fatality
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The verdict

Danisco Cedar Rapids runs at 19% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) (except pharmaceutical use) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Danisco Cedar Rapids: 0.6 TCR = 19% of Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) (except pharmaceutical use) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Danisco Cedar Rapids safety composite

Danisco Cedar Rapids scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).

C

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 0.64 per 100 workers

Safer than 77% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% of industry peers

Fatalities
F 1

Safer than 1% of industry peers

Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).

TCR Δ

−1.4

2017→2024

Danisco Cedar Rapids injury rate improved

Danisco Cedar Rapids's TCR fell 1.4 from 1.4 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=1.4 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=0.9 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325199 · Cedar Rapids, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 19% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #4/17
  • PHOTO Monument Chemical, B…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 9 inj
  • SIZE ~214 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Monument Chemical, Brandenburg KY (0.0 TCR gap)

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Danisco Cedar Rapids in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Danisco Cedar Rapids averages 0.6 TCR (19% of the Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) (except pharmaceutical use) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Danisco Cedar Rapids TCR series: 2017=1.4 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=0.9 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Danisco Cedar Rapids falls in its industry

552 Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic s establishments

Safer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 17 Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic s employers in Iowa.

Danisco Cedar Rapids (214 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02004006008001,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Danisco Cedar Rapids
Danisco Cedar Rapids (214 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Danisco Cedar Rapids has more employees than the Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic synthetic c median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year TCR DART Injuries Illnesses Fatalities
2024 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.5 0.5 1 0 0
2022 0.9 0.0 1 1 0
2021 0.5 0.0 1 0 0
2020 0.5 0.0 1 0 0
2019 0.9 0.5 1 1 0
2018 0.5 0.5 1 0 0
2017 1.4 0.5 3 0 1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325199 · IA · Cedar Rapids

552 Enzyme proteins (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals) (except pharmaceutical use) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 466 employers in Cedar Rapids, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR Monument Chemical, Brandenburg KY 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Vantage Oleochemicals 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Aurorium - Greensboro 0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Kemira Chemicals Inc. 0.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Doll Distributing LLC - Main Site DSM 214 FTE
STATE-SIZE DES MOINES IA - 3046 214 FTE
STATE-SIZE Clarinda Correctional Facility 214 FTE
STATE-SIZE Blue Independence Iowa 215 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids IA 400 NE) 6,179 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rockwell Collins - Cedar Rapids C Ave 6,172 FTE
CITY-NEAR CRST EXPEDITED INC 3,475 FTE
CITY-NEAR St. Luke's Methodist Hospital 2,949 FTE
NAT-TCR Lindenmeyr Latham 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Elemental Scientific, Inc. 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Little Rock Campus (Headquarters) 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR MAIN 0.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Lsg Sky Chefs 214 FTE
NAT-SIZE S03144 - WM of Sarasota County 214 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ventura Ag, Inc. 214 FTE
NAT-SIZE Methodist Home of the South Georgia Conference Inc - Macon Campus 214 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.