Yeast manufacturing · Iowa
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp
Cedar Rapids, IA · ~157 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp runs at 30% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Yeast manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp: 1.2 TCR = 30% of Yeast manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp safety composite
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp: 0.0 → 1.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 2.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.43× in 2024
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp's TCR rose 1.1 from 0.0 in 2020 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311999 · Cedar Rapids, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 30% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #3/26
- PHOTO CP Kelco
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~157 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CP Kelco (0.0 TCR gap)
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Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- GloryBee - Dis
GloryBee - Distribution Center
1.3 TCR
- JM Huber
JM Huber
1.3 TCR
- DYMA Brands (F
DYMA Brands (Formally Diamond Crystal Brands) Bremen
1.3 TCR
- This site
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp
1.2 TCR
- CP Kelco
CP Kelco
1.2 TCR
What this shows Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp averages 1.2 TCR (30% of the Yeast manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 4.1
Where Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp falls in its industry
335 Yeast manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 26 Yeast manufacturing employers in Iowa.
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp has more employees than the Yeast manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311999 · IA · Cedar Rapids
335 Yeast 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 | CP Kelco | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GloryBee - Distribution Center | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JM Huber | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DYMA Brands (Formally Diamond Crystal Brands) Bremen | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2512-Boone, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hull Facility - AGROPUR | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper Cedar Rapids Container | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SPENCER IA - 3202 | 157 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 | McPherson | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plastipak- Westland | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Central Power Co. Hillsboro | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Ocala Campus (1383) | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cetronia Ambulance Corps | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rain Bird Corporation Steele | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Huber Engineered Woods, LLC | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MKS Methuen | 157 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.