Cut flower growing · California
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc.
Santa Maria, CA · ~185 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. runs at 111% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Cut flower growing workplace, earning a grade C.
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc.: 5.0 TCR = 111% of Cut flower growing BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. safety composite
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc.: 4.0 → 4.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2023
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc.'s TCR rose 0.8 from 4.0 in 2017 to 4.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Santa Maria, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 5.0 · 111% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #7/33
- PHOTO Van Wingerden Intern…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~185 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Van Wingerden International (0.1 TCR gap)
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Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Greenhouse
Greenhouse
5.1 TCR
- Tri-State Turf
Tri-State Turf of NC
5.1 TCR
- This site
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc.
5 TCR
- Van Wingerden
Van Wingerden International
4.9 TCR
- Costa Layman,
Costa Layman, LLC
4.9 TCR
What this shows Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. averages 5.0 TCR (111% of the Cut flower growing BLS benchmark).
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. TCR series: 2017=4 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=2 · 2020=5.5 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=4.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. falls in its industry
166 Cut flower growing establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 33 Cut flower growing employers in California.
Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. has more employees than the Cut flower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · CA · Santa Maria
166 Cut flower growing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 280 employers in Santa Maria, 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 | Van Wingerden International | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greenhouse | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Costa Layman, LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tri-State Turf of NC | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | George Chiala Farms, Inc. | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JSJ Harvesting, LLC | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VLC FARM LABOR, INC | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CA-Foothill S/C | 185 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rancho Nuevo Harvesting, Inc. | 2,290 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030364 | 2,110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 64030364-364001 MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | 2,074 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marian Regional Medical Center | 2,021 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CTI Construction | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carris Health-Willmar Skylark Clinic | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sure Power, Inc. - Ridley Park | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Machinery Repair | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Innovative Concepts in Entertainment, Inc. | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advantages Associated Inc. | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Centrica Business Solutions Services | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Preston Contractors | 185 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.