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

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corp in 950 60th Ave S.W., Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lBF Temporary Operator in yeast manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

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
LBF Bag Dump

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Moving 50lb bag and felt pain in stomach.

What happened

Temporary employee was moving a 50lb bag and reported pain in their stomach.

Injury or illness

Diagnosed with a hernia in the emergency room on 8-15-2023. Returned to work with no restrictions. Investigation revealed that teh temporary employee has been working with the hernia for several years.

Object or substance involved

Movement of bags by an employee that had an existing hernia.

Summary line

Temp employee was moving 50 lb bags and reported pain in stomach. Was diagnosed with a Hernia. Continued investigation was that the temp employee has been working with the hernia for three years.

Employee and industry

Job description
LBF Temporary Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311999 — Yeast manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
155
Total hours worked
360156
EIN
510357753
Establishment ID
101631
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05FEB24:16:18:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.