Ornamental plant growing · Oregon
Ernst Nursery & Farms
Saint Paul, OR · ~75 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ernst Nursery & Farms runs at 122% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ornamental plant growing workplace, earning a grade D.
Ernst Nursery & Farms: 5.5 TCR = 122% of Ornamental plant growing BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ernst Nursery & Farms safety composite
Ernst Nursery & Farms scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
−5.7
2017→2024
Ernst Nursery & Farms injury rate improved
Ernst Nursery & Farms's TCR fell 5.7 from 8.9 in 2017 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.9 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Saint Paul, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 122% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #5/15
- PHOTO Nelson Nursery
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nelson Nursery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ernst Nursery & Farms in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Edwards Greenh
Edwards Greenhouse & Flowershop, LLC
5.6 TCR
- This site
Ernst Nursery & Farms
5.5 TCR
- Nelson Nursery
Nelson Nursery
5.5 TCR
- Coldwater
Coldwater
5.5 TCR
- Andy Mast Gree
Andy Mast Greenhouses
5.4 TCR
What this shows Ernst Nursery & Farms averages 5.5 TCR (122% of the Ornamental plant growing BLS benchmark).
Ernst Nursery & Farms TCR series: 2017=8.9 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Ernst Nursery & Farms falls in its industry
166 Ornamental plant growing establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 15 Ornamental plant growing employers in Oregon.
Ernst Nursery & Farms has more employees than the Ornamental plant growing median and a lower 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 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · OR · Saint Paul
166 Ornamental plant growing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon 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 | Nelson Nursery | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coldwater | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Andy Mast Greenhouses | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edwards Greenhouse & Flowershop, LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ash Creek Forest Management | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hermiston Headquarters | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Concrete Construction | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Region 3- White City | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schneider Equipment, Inc. (dba Schneider Water Services) | 29 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HH-PALATCC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aerolite LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | G.R. Osterland Co. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oakmont of Redding | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia 032 | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brimhall Elementary School | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carpinteria Facility | 75 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.