Garden centers · California
Armstrong Garden Centers 763
El Cajon, CA · ~17 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Armstrong Garden Centers 763 runs at 303% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garden centers workplace, earning a grade F.
Armstrong Garden Centers 763: 10.3 TCR = 303% of Garden centers BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Armstrong Garden Centers 763 safety composite
Armstrong Garden Centers 763 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 31.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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
Armstrong Garden Centers 763: 10.7 → 31.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 31.2 TCR · DART/TCR 3.03× in 2023
Armstrong Garden Centers 763's TCR rose 20.5 from 10.7 in 2017 to 31.2 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 3.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444220 · El Cajon, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.3 · 303% of ind
- DART 31.2 DART
- RANK #58/75
- PHOTO RK-023-Lafayette ( R…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~17 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RK-023-Lafayette ( RK-023 ) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Armstrong Garden Centers 763 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Armstrong Garden Centers 763
10.3 TCR
- RK-023-Lafayet
RK-023-Lafayette ( RK-023 )
10.3 TCR
- MVG Business L
MVG Business LLC
10.3 TCR
- North 40 Outfi
North 40 Outfitters #3
10.3 TCR
- Marion, Ohio R
Marion, Ohio Rural King Supply Inc.
10.2 TCR
What this shows Armstrong Garden Centers 763 averages 10.3 TCR (303% of the Garden centers BLS benchmark).
Armstrong Garden Centers 763 TCR series: 2017=10.7 · 2018=20.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=10 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=31.2 · BLS 3.4
Where Armstrong Garden Centers 763 falls in its industry
642 Garden centers establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #58 safest of 75 Garden centers employers in California.
Armstrong Garden Centers 763 has fewer employees than the Garden centers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444220 · CA · El Cajon
642 Garden centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 236 employers in El Cajon, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | RK-023-Lafayette ( RK-023 ) | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MVG Business LLC | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North 40 Outfitters #3 | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Marion, Ohio Rural King Supply Inc. | 10.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HM Clause - Dixon Research Station | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Laub Ranches Inc | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sherwood Equipment Inc | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Barton Ranch, Inc. | 17 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SOUTHERN REGION : SDU | 1,176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 370 | 1,148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics | 1,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem Tronics | 938 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gear Co. of America, Inc. | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sioux City Foundry Co | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | In-Flight Catering | 10.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tim Ryan Construction, Inc. | 10.3 TCR |
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.