Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing · California
Ball Tagawa Growers
Arroyo Grande, CA · ~53 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ball Tagawa Growers runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing workplace, earning a grade D.
Ball Tagawa Growers: 6.6 TCR = 147% of Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ball Tagawa Growers safety composite
Ball Tagawa Growers scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−10.1
2017→2024
Ball Tagawa Growers injury rate improved
Ball Tagawa Growers's TCR fell 10.1 from 11.5 in 2017 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=11.5 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=7.0 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=13.0 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Arroyo Grande, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.6 · 147% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #12/33
- PHOTO Sidhu & Sons Nursery…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sidhu & Sons Nursery USA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ball Tagawa Growers in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Robinson Nurse
Robinson Nursery, Inc.
6.9 TCR
- Neal Mast Gree
Neal Mast Greenhouses
6.8 TCR
- This site
Ball Tagawa Growers
6.6 TCR
- Sidhu & Sons N
Sidhu & Sons Nursery USA
6.6 TCR
- Skagit Horticu
Skagit Horticulture - MV
6.5 TCR
What this shows Ball Tagawa Growers averages 6.6 TCR (147% of the Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing BLS benchmark).
Ball Tagawa Growers TCR series: 2017=11.5 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=7 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=13 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Ball Tagawa Growers falls in its industry
166 Plug (i.e., floriculture produ establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 33 Plug (i.e., floriculture produ employers in California.
Ball Tagawa Growers has fewer employees than the Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · CA · Arroyo Grande
166 Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 33 employers in Arroyo Grande, CA · 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 | Sidhu & Sons Nursery USA | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Skagit Horticulture - MV | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Neal Mast Greenhouses | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Robinson Nursery, Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | P-R Farms | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LRC LABOR SERVICES INC | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Acemi Nursery | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Philip Verwey Dairy Inc | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030365 | 439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marian Regional Medica Center - Arroyo Grande Campus | 380 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Papich Construction | 223 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2556 | 214 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Marion | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Iamar - Marshalltown | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tntul - Tullahoma | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nypou - Poughkeepsie | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Divine Package LLC | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pfg Precision Optics | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Homeplace of Burlington | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thybar Corporation | 53 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.