Establishment profile
RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC
950 60TH AVENUE SW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404
Operated by Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corporation
311999 — All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
EIN 510357753
Summary
RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $5,025 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 55th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 68 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $5,025 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,750 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $813 | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $813 | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $650 | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2013 | May 2013 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3119 within IA. Peer group: 68 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 135 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Hand,Hopper,Ladder | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · $75,410 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RED STAR YEAST COMPANY 950 60TH AVE SW · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, 52404 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 4 | 2 | $75,410 | Sep 2025 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-23 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $2,750 | |
| 2017-01-18 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-04-09 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $2,275 | |
| 2006-05-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corporation across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
- All Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corporation locationsParent rollup
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Red Star Yeast Co. and Lesaffre Corporation.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $5,025 in total penalties.
- How does RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC operates in the all other miscellaneous food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. RED STAR YEAST COMPANY, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.57 compared to an industry average of 2.