Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing · Pennsylvania
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping)
Oxford, PA · ~39 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing workplace, earning a grade D.
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping): 6.2 TCR = 137% of Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) safety composite
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.78 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%).
Rising injury rate
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping): 3.4 → 4.8 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 377.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.77× in 2024
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping)'s TCR rose 1.3 from 3.4 in 2016 to 4.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 377.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Oxford, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 137% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #9/11
- PHOTO TIMBUK FARMS INC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TIMBUK FARMS INC (0.1 TCR gap)
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North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ivy Acres - NY
Ivy Acres - NY
6.3 TCR
- This site
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping)
6.2 TCR
- TIMBUK FARMS I
TIMBUK FARMS INC
6.1 TCR
- Coastal Greenh
Coastal Greenhouses, LLC -NY
6.1 TCR
- BATTLEFIELD FA
BATTLEFIELD FARMS INC.
6.1 TCR
What this shows North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) averages 6.2 TCR (137% of the Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing BLS benchmark).
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=15.6 · 2019=15.1 · 2020=377 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=283.5 · 2024=4.8 · BLS 4.5
Where North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) falls in its industry
166 Plug (i.e., floriculture produ establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 11 Plug (i.e., floriculture produ employers in Pennsylvania.
North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) has fewer employees than the Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growi median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 283.5 | 141.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 377.0 | 377.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · PA · Oxford
166 Plug (i.e., floriculture products) growing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 18 employers in Oxford, PA · 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 | TIMBUK FARMS INC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ivy Acres - NY | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coastal Greenhouses, LLC -NY | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BATTLEFIELD FARMS INC. | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sylvan PA | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monterey Mushrooms, LLC.- Temple, PA | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boyer Nurseries & Orchards, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Strad USA Inc. | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5795 | 314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5795 | 308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FBCOxford - Oxford | 302 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Flowers Baking Company of Oxford, Inc. | 292 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mammoth Hospital | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unitex 10B | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NAJ Trucking | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 15 Hildebran | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oelwein Mission Services | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Abide, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Centerra Co-op, Ashland Corporate | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vigliotti Recycling Corp. | 39 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.