House plant growing · North Carolina
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC
Leicester, NC · ~166 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical House plant growing workplace, earning a grade D.
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC: 5.9 TCR = 131% of House plant growing BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC safety composite
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC: 1.4 → 10.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.32× in 2024
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC's TCR rose 8.9 from 1.4 in 2017 to 10.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Leicester, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 131% of ind
- DART 7.8 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO JASON'S GREENHOUSE, …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~166 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: JASON'S GREENHOUSE, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Costa Carolina Operations, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Luurtsema Sale
Luurtsema Sales Inc.
6 TCR
- This site
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC
5.9 TCR
- JASON'S GREENH
JASON'S GREENHOUSE, INC.
5.9 TCR
- Walters Garden
Walters Gardens Inc
5.9 TCR
- Bloomaker USA
Bloomaker USA
5.9 TCR
What this shows Costa Carolina Operations, LLC averages 5.9 TCR (131% of the House plant growing BLS benchmark).
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC TCR series: 2017=1.4 · 2024=10.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Costa Carolina Operations, LLC falls in its industry
166 House plant growing establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 House plant growing employers in North Carolina.
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC has more employees than the House plant growing 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 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · NC · Leicester
166 House plant growing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 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 | JASON'S GREENHOUSE, INC. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Walters Gardens Inc | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bloomaker USA | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Luurtsema Sales Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Belews Creek Steam Station | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Asheville Water Department | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midrex Technologies | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ODI NC | 166 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Red Oak Recovery | 52 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Marklund Philip Center | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | L&L Stone & Tile LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tyrone | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brockton MA | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hill & Markes | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunrise Transport, Inc. | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pinnacle Home Care - Spring Hill | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FL - Jacksonville - 6045 Bowdendale Ave - The American Bottling Company | 166 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.