Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) · Illinois
Elite Growers, Inc.
Ingleside, IL · ~28 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Elite Growers, Inc. runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) workplace, earning a grade B.
Elite Growers, Inc.: 3.1 TCR = 68% of Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Elite Growers, Inc. safety composite
Elite Growers, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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%).
Elite Growers, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Elite Growers, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=7.0 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Ingleside, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.1 · 68% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/11
- PHOTO Highland Meadow Nurs…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Highland Meadow Nursery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Elite Growers, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Elite Growers, Inc.
3.1 TCR
- Highland Meado
Highland Meadow Nursery
3.1 TCR
- Floricultura P
Floricultura Pacific INC
3.1 TCR
- Treco Oregon R
Treco Oregon Rootstock and Tree Co Inc
3.1 TCR
- Cairo
Cairo
3 TCR
What this shows Elite Growers, Inc. averages 3.1 TCR (68% of the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS benchmark).
Elite Growers, Inc. TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=7 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Elite Growers, Inc. falls in its industry
386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing establishmentsSafer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 11 Field nurseries (i.e., growing employers in Illinois.
Elite Growers, Inc. has fewer employees than the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flower median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · IL · Ingleside
386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 13 employers in Ingleside, IL · 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 | Highland Meadow Nursery | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cairo | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Floricultura Pacific INC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Treco Oregon Rootstock and Tree Co Inc | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Charles River Avian Roanoke | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience Princeton IL Research-PRI2 | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tracy Export, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid America Energy Services (MAES) | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IDENTCO | 104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1944 VOLO | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fibertex Nonwovens Inc. - ING | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MANEVAL CONSTRUCTION | 51 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Turlock Terminal | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WOM - Canemont | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Specialty Appliances, LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mosites Rubber Company, Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Operations Central Office/Yard | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Laser Masters Inc. | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NorthWest Place | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Terracon Constructors, Inc | 28 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.