Yeast manufacturing · Alabama
Red Star Yeast Company
Headland, AL · ~47 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Red Star Yeast Company runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Yeast manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Red Star Yeast Company: 2.7 TCR = 65% of Yeast manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Red Star Yeast Company safety composite
Red Star Yeast Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 88% 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.6
2016→2024
Red Star Yeast Company injury rate improved
Red Star Yeast Company's TCR fell 2.6 from 5.7 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311999 · Headland, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.7 · 65% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P65
- PHOTO Dawn Food Products -…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dawn Food Products - Louisville Manufacturing (0.0 TCR gap)
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Red Star Yeast Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Red Star Yeast Company
2.7 TCR
- Dawn Food Prod
Dawn Food Products - Louisville Manufacturing
2.7 TCR
- Hickory Specia
Hickory Specialties DBA Kerry Ingredients
2.7 TCR
- Sensient Flavo
Sensient Flavors Harbor Beach
2.7 TCR
- ESM Technologi
ESM Technologies
2.7 TCR
What this shows Red Star Yeast Company averages 2.7 TCR (65% of the Yeast manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Red Star Yeast Company TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2019=0 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 4.1
Where Red Star Yeast Company falls in its industry
335 Yeast manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Red Star Yeast Company has fewer 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 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311999 · AL · Headland
335 Yeast manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 10 employers in Headland, AL · 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 | Dawn Food Products - Louisville Manufacturing | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hickory Specialties DBA Kerry Ingredients | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sensient Flavors Harbor Beach | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ESM Technologies | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jasper Complex - APC | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | War Construction, Inc | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Equipment & Crew, LLC | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ardent Mills Decatur | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Headland GP Shelling Plant | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Donald Smith Company, Inc. | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pruitt Communications, Inc. | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Headland Business Office/Crew Headquarters | 32 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Canfield Plumbing & Heating | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eastern Metal Works Inc | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jet Provisions, Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US PL Allentown NPPC | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fremont Purina Feed Mill | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 448 - St Louis Fas | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FM Middletown Hospitality | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stoutco Inc | 47 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.