Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) · North Carolina
Baucom's Nursery Company
Charlotte, NC · ~173 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Baucom's Nursery Company runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) workplace, earning a grade D.
Baucom's Nursery Company: 7.3 TCR = 161% of Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Baucom's Nursery Company safety composite
Baucom's Nursery Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
−2.1
2016→2023
Baucom's Nursery Company injury rate improved
Baucom's Nursery Company's TCR fell 2.1 from 9.4 in 2016 to 7.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.4 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=8.8 · 2020=8.7 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=7.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Charlotte, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 7.3 · 161% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #12/17
- PHOTO Escondido Farm
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 72 inj
- SIZE ~173 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Escondido Farm (0.0 TCR gap)
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Baucom's Nursery Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Baucom's Nursery Company
7.3 TCR
- Escondido Farm
Escondido Farm
7.3 TCR
- Little Valley
Little Valley Wholesale Nursery
7.2 TCR
- Green Valley G
Green Valley Greenhouse
7.2 TCR
- Cornflower Far
Cornflower Farms, INC
7.2 TCR
What this shows Baucom's Nursery Company averages 7.3 TCR (161% of the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS benchmark).
Baucom's Nursery Company TCR series: 2016=9.4 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=8.8 · 2020=8.7 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=7.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Baucom's Nursery Company falls in its industry
386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 17 Field nurseries (i.e., growing employers in North Carolina.
Baucom's Nursery Company has more employees than the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flower median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · NC · Charlotte
386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, NC · 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 | Escondido Farm | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Little Valley Wholesale Nursery | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Valley Greenhouse | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cornflower Farms, INC | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Samet Corporation | 173 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plant 3 | 173 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michaels Artistree 6612 | 173 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TC Transcontinental Thomasville | 173 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101) | 8,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0001-Carolinas Medical Center | 8,032 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML | 7,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 4,973 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hard Rock Hotel San Diego | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eagle Rock Distributing Co. - Calhoun | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spencer Building Maintenance | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop 100037 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Elite Trailer MFG | 173 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Office | 173 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stop & Shop 2595 | 173 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NTI National Technologies | 173 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.