Cheese analogs manufacturing · California
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward
Hayward, CA · ~109 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward runs at 123% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cheese analogs manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward: 4.0 TCR = 123% of Cheese analogs manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward safety composite
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−3.4
2020→2024
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward injury rate improved
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward's TCR fell 3.4 from 5.4 in 2020 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=5.4 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Hayward, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 123% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #14/36
- PHOTO Middlebury Cheese Co…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Middlebury Cheese Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward
4 TCR
- Middlebury Che
Middlebury Cheese Company
4 TCR
- Agropur - Weya
Agropur - Weyauwega
4 TCR
- Dairygold Inc
Dairygold Inc
4 TCR
- Glanbia Blackf
Glanbia Blackfoot Cheese Plant
4 TCR
What this shows Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward averages 4.0 TCR (123% of the Cheese analogs manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward TCR series: 2020=5.4 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward falls in its industry
377 Cheese analogs manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 36 Cheese analogs manufacturing employers in California.
Lyrical Foods Inc. Dba Kite Hill -Hayward has fewer employees than the Cheese analogs manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · CA · Hayward
377 Cheese analogs manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 336 employers in Hayward, CA · 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 | Middlebury Cheese Company | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Agropur - Weyauwega | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dairygold Inc | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Glanbia Blackfoot Cheese Plant | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BRAVANTE FARM MANAGEMENT | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Kautz Farms - Lodi, CA | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G4 Farm Labor, Inc. | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elvira Sandoval | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 518 | 2,891 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 100 | 2,817 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 117 | 2,817 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Rose Hospital | 929 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Primary Poultry - Dayton VA Plant | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S07208 - WI Berlin | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S04008 - Twin Bridges LF | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodwill CFL - Viera | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | American Eagle Island Lake | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Acme Monaco Corporation | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hiller Chesapeake | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Magnolia Energy Services, LLC | 109 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.