Nursery stock growing · Michigan
Hortech Inc.
Nunica, MI · ~124 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hortech Inc. runs at 148% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Nursery stock growing workplace, earning a grade D.
Hortech Inc.: 6.7 TCR = 148% of Nursery stock growing BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hortech Inc. safety composite
Hortech Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
Hortech Inc.: 6.0 → 7.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 7.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.35× in 2019
Hortech Inc.'s TCR rose 1.1 from 6.0 in 2017 to 7.1 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Nunica, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.7 · 148% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Mellano & Company db…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~124 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hortech Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Belmont Nurser
Belmont Nursery Inc
6.8 TCR
- North American
North American Plants, Inc
6.8 TCR
- This site
Hortech Inc.
6.7 TCR
- Mellano & Comp
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR
6.7 TCR
- Fernlea Nurser
Fernlea Nurseries- JUP
6.6 TCR
What this shows Hortech Inc. averages 6.7 TCR (148% of the Nursery stock growing BLS benchmark).
Hortech Inc. TCR series: 2017=6 · 2018=7 · 2019=7.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Hortech Inc. falls in its industry
386 Nursery stock growing establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Nursery stock growing employers in Michigan.
Hortech Inc. has more employees than the Nursery stock growing median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · MI · Nunica
386 Nursery stock growing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 5 employers in Nunica, MI · 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 | Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fernlea Nurseries- JUP | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Belmont Nursery Inc | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North American Plants, Inc | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Development Company | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM & Sons, Inc. | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DC BYERS COMPANY | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Process Piping | 124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L & K Coffee Co dba Magnum Coffee Roastery | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R.A. Holmes Construction Inc. | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baker | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Precision Manufacturing Group Inc | 26 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lake Mary Health & Rehabilitation Center | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KACI | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Joseph C. Hazel, Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Construction | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avery Dennison Quakertown | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ken-Mac Metal - Cleveland | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grace Living Center-Jenks | 124 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.