Nursery (Plant) · Montana

High Country Growers Inc.

Name: High Country Growers Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Helena, MT · ~29 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 12.7
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

High Country Growers Inc. runs at 578% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Nursery (Plant) workplace, earning a grade F.

High Country Growers Inc.: 12.7 TCR = 578% of Nursery (Plant) BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

High Country Growers Inc. safety composite

High Country Growers Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).

25/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 12.71 per 100 workers

Safer than 6% of industry peers
DART rate: F 5.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 28% 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

−4.6

2017→2018

High Country Growers Inc. injury rate improved

High Country Growers Inc.'s TCR fell 4.6 from 15.0 in 2017 to 10.4 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 15.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=15.0 · 2018=10.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 424930 · Helena, MT ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 12.7 · 578% of ind

DART 5.2 DART
RANK P6
PHOTO DMWN- Morgan Hill
BOOK 2y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~29 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: DMWN- Morgan Hill (0.0 TCR gap)

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DMWN - Petalum

12.8
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12.7
DMWN- Morgan H

12.7
DMWN - Redondo

12.7
DMWN - San Ram

12.5

What this shows High Country Growers Inc. averages 12.7 TCR (578% of the Nursery (Plant) BLS benchmark).

High Country Growers Inc. TCR series: 2017=15 · 2018=10.4 · BLS 2.2

Where High Country Growers Inc. falls in its industry

185 Nursery (Plant) establishments

Safer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.7.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

High Country Growers Inc. (29 employees, TCR 12.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 5.7

High Country Growers Inc. has fewer employees than the Nursery (Plant) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.7. 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
2018	10.4	5.2	2	0	0
2017	15.0	0.0	3	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

424930 · MT · Helena

185 Nursery (Plant) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,536 rated employers in Montana with headcount on file · 98 employers in Helena, MT · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	DMWN- Morgan Hill	MORGAN HILL, CA	12.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	DMWN - Redondo Beach	REDONDO BEACH, CA	12.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	DMWN - Petaluma	PETALUMA, CA	12.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	DMWN - San Ramon	SAN RAMON, CA	12.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Somont Oil	OILMONT	29 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Ace Roofing LLC	WILSALL	29 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Montana HVAC	BILLINGS	29 FTE
STATE-SIZE	2350-Lilienthal Insulation Company	KALISPELL	29 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Dick Anderson Construction	Helena	399 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1872	Helena	377 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 1872	Helena	349 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Rocky Mountain Contractors, Main Office	Helena	265 FTE
NAT-TCR	993 Miami DC	Mirimar, FL	12.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Animal Medical Hospital	Charlotte, NC	12.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Primex Plastics	Garfield, NJ	12.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Moore Transport - Walkertown	Walkertown, NC	12.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Serigraphics Inc.	Anchorage, AK	29 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Gull Prairie/Gull Run Apartments	Kalamazoo, MI	29 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Green Bay- 11	Green Bay, WI	29 FTE
NAT-SIZE	United Helpers Care, Inc. dba Mosaic - Irish Settlement Road IRA	Heuvelton, NY	29 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.