Garden centers · Indiana
Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc.
Jasper, IN · ~29 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc. runs at 280% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garden centers workplace, earning a grade F.
Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc.: 9.5 TCR = 280% of Garden centers BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc. safety composite
Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc.: 7.7 → 15.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 18.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2024
Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc.'s TCR rose 8.2 from 7.7 in 2016 to 15.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 18.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444220 · Jasper, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 280% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #28/35
- PHOTO RK-034-West Evansvil…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RK-034-West Evansville ( RK-034 ) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc.
9.5 TCR
- RK-034-West Ev
RK-034-West Evansville ( RK-034 )
9.5 TCR
- Hinsdale Nurse
Hinsdale Nurseries. Inc.
9.4 TCR
- RK-033-Kendalv
RK-033-Kendalville ( RK-033 )
9.4 TCR
- Armstrong Gard
Armstrong Garden Centers 715
9.4 TCR
What this shows Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc. averages 9.5 TCR (280% of the Garden centers BLS benchmark).
Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc. TCR series: 2016=7.7 · 2017=3.9 · 2018=11.4 · 2019=18.2 · 2020=11 · 2021=0 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=10.1 · 2024=15.9 · BLS 3.4
Where Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc. falls in its industry
642 Garden centers establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 35 Garden centers employers in Indiana.
Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.9 | 6.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444220 · IN · Jasper
642 Garden centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 81 employers in Jasper, IN · 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 | RK-034-West Evansville ( RK-034 ) | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hinsdale Nurseries. Inc. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RK-033-Kendalville ( RK-033 ) | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Armstrong Garden Centers 715 | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Calf Land LLC | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LeMaster Steel Erectors Inc. - Noblesville | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 640-NiSource-Kokomo IN-Home Ave | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Clarksville | 29 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center | 1,684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kimball Electronics | 809 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kimball Electronics Jasper | 610 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. Jasper, IN | 520 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cleveland Steel Container Corporation - Streetsboro | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carmen Barbato, Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pioneer College Caterers, Inc. - Unit 042/Bryan College | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reel Core Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ebinger Iron Works, Inc. | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florida Location | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BlueWater Ropes | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | B-R-O-T Incorporated | 29 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.