Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers · Ohio
Green Garden - Ohio
Lockbourne, OH · ~130 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Green Garden - Ohio runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 2.2
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 3
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Green Garden - Ohio's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 4 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
Green Garden - Ohio's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 2.2 industry benchmark.
Where Green Garden - Ohio falls in its industry
1,442 Garden supplies (e.g., fertili establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 45 Garden supplies (e.g., fertili employers in Ohio.
Green Garden - Ohio has an average TCR of 1.0, which is 45% of the industry average (2.2) for Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers. This is significantly better than average.
The letter grade is a transparent derived index PlainSafetyScore computes from public OSHA ITA and BLS benchmark data, not an official OSHA rating or safety certification. Full formula and thresholds: Methodology.
Safety Insights for Green Garden - Ohio
Green Garden - Ohio operates an establishment with approximately 130 full-time equivalent workers in Lockbourne, OH, classified under the Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers industry (NAICS 424910). Across 4 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 3 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 1.0 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the A letter grade (Excellent Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 2.2 for Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers, Green Garden - Ohio's workforce experiences 45% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked, a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers, so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 4 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Green Garden - Ohio as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries, there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Green Garden - Ohio's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 424910 - Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
0 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 175,610 hours worked = 0.00 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Green Garden - Ohio (this establishment) | 0.98 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 4-year avg |
| Farm Supplies industry avg | 2.20 | BLS IIF, NAICS 424910 |
| Ohio state avg (all industries) | 3.90 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Green Garden - Ohio to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Green Garden - Ohio's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 45% of the Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers benchmark, Green Garden - Ohio reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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