Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) · California
Don Howell
Salinas, CA · ~60 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Don Howell runs at 136% 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.
Don Howell: 6.1 TCR = 136% of Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Don Howell safety composite
Don Howell scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−3.0
2019→2020
Don Howell injury rate improved
Don Howell's TCR fell 3.0 from 7.6 in 2019 to 4.6 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.6 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.6 · 2020=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Salinas, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 136% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #78/120
- PHOTO Elegant Gardens Nurs…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Elegant Gardens Nursery Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Don Howell in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- A & F Growers,
A & F Growers, Inc.
6.2 TCR
- Skagit Horticu
Skagit Horticulture - MB
6.2 TCR
- This site
Don Howell
6.1 TCR
- Elegant Garden
Elegant Gardens Nursery Inc
6.1 TCR
- Prides Corner
Prides Corner Farms, Inc.
6.1 TCR
What this shows Don Howell averages 6.1 TCR (136% of the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS benchmark).
Don Howell TCR series: 2019=7.6 · 2020=4.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Don Howell falls in its industry
386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #78 safest of 120 Field nurseries (i.e., growing employers in California.
Don Howell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · CA · Salinas
386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 337 employers in Salinas, 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 | Elegant Gardens Nursery Inc | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prides Corner Farms, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A & F Growers, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Skagit Horticulture - MB | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | North Coast Vineyards | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative, Inc | Grapes Delano | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paiva Farm Management | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rocket Farms Herbs Inc Thermal | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foothill Packing | 8,854 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foothill Packing-California | 3,255 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital | 2,197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salinas Valley Healthcare System | 2,133 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Webb Concrete & Building Materials, Inc. Centre | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0231 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 1416 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc - Canton Ronda | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1 Murray Road | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PEP : CPP - Bridgeville | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ran Pro Farms | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Muskego | 60 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.