Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) · California
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR
Oceanside, CA · ~219 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR runs at 149% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) workplace, earning a grade D.
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR: 6.7 TCR = 149% of Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR safety composite
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR held a steady TCR band
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR's TCR held near 0.3 from 5.4 in 2018 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 96.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.4 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=96.7 · 2022=11.7 · 2023=5.6 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Oceanside, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.7 · 149% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #86/120
- PHOTO Belmont Nursery Inc
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 77 inj
- SIZE ~219 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Belmont Nursery Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR 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
- Flower World I
Flower World Inc
6.8 TCR
- This site
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR
6.7 TCR
- Hortech Inc.
Hortech Inc.
6.7 TCR
What this shows Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR averages 6.7 TCR (149% of the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS benchmark).
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR TCR series: 2018=5.4 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=96.7 · 2022=11.7 · 2023=5.6 · 2024=5 · BLS 4.5
Where Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR falls in its industry
386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #86 safest of 120 Field nurseries (i.e., growing employers in California.
Mellano & Company dba Mellano Enterprises SLR has more employees than the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 96.7 | 82.9 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · CA · Oceanside
386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 164 employers in Oceanside, 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 | Belmont Nursery Inc | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North American Plants, Inc | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hortech Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flower World Inc | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gilroy Location | 219 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Garlic Company | 219 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Statewide Labor Corporation | 219 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc. | 219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Oceanside | 1,179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USPH - Oceanside Genentech | 593 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6458-ZOCE | 507 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Seabird - A Destination Hotel | 474 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Companion Industries Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eye Designs, LLC | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SO Goodwill Central Point | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Landis Logistics | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 10587 Spring Lake Wall | 219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10062 Tenley Town | 219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10683 Commack | 219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Design Mechanical | 219 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.