Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) · California
Rice Experiment Station
Biggs, CA · ~21 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rice Experiment Station runs at 130% 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.
Rice Experiment Station: 5.9 TCR = 130% of Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rice Experiment Station safety composite
Rice Experiment Station 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.62 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.9
2017→2020
Rice Experiment Station injury rate improved
Rice Experiment Station's TCR fell 3.9 from 8.5 in 2017 to 4.6 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.5 · 2018=4.5 · 2020=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Biggs, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 130% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #73/120
- PHOTO Maria Gardens
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Maria Gardens (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rice Experiment Station in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rice Experiment Station
5.9 TCR
- Maria Gardens
Maria Gardens
5.9 TCR
- Olson's Greenh
Olson's Greenhouse Gardens
5.9 TCR
- Monrovia Woodl
Monrovia Woodlake
5.9 TCR
- Woodburn Nurse
Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, Inc.
5.8 TCR
What this shows Rice Experiment Station averages 5.9 TCR (130% of the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS benchmark).
Rice Experiment Station TCR series: 2017=8.5 · 2018=4.5 · 2020=4.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Rice Experiment Station falls in its industry
386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing establishmentsSafer than 35% 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 #73 safest of 120 Field nurseries (i.e., growing employers in California.
Rice Experiment Station has fewer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · CA · Biggs
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 · 3 employers in Biggs, 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 | Maria Gardens | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Olson's Greenhouse Gardens | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monrovia Woodlake | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Poso Ridge,LLC | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fonseca & Fonseca, Inc. | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TELESIS ONION CO., INC. | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mayflower Farms Inc | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SunWest Milling Inc | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Point Four, Inc | 23 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BST Co. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Exodus Exterminating | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ALS Hamden | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spectrum Metal Recyclers | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ever-Green Energy Duluth | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alltech Eden | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yaquina Boat Equipment | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hilton Head Volkswagon | 21 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.