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OSHA Injury Report: Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp in Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was packaging Supervisor in yeast manufacturing.

Establishment
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp
Parent company
Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corporation
Street
950 60th Ave S.W.
City
Cedar Rapids
State
IA
ZIP
52404
On-site location
Packaging Cooler Crane Platform
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Employee was removing a key from an elevated crane platform (approximately 27in in height). As he was turning to step off of the platform his foot missed the ledge and fell injuring his left shoulder.

When falling to the floor the employee injured their left shoulder.

Torn Rotator cuff in left shoulder

Fall to the concrete floor injured their left shoulder.

Employee was removing a key from the elevated crane platform (approimately 27in high). As he was turning to step off the platform his foot missed the ledge and he fell tearing the rotator cuff in his left shoulder.

Job description
Packaging Supervisor
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
NAICS code
311999 — Yeast manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
155
Total hours worked
360156
EIN
510357753
Establishment ID
101631
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:00:00.000
Submitted
05FEB24:16:25:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.