Landscape contractors (except construction) · California
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc
Lancaster, CA · ~60 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc runs at 116% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Landscape contractors (except construction) workplace, earning a grade C.
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc: 5.2 TCR = 116% of Landscape contractors (except construction) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc safety composite
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc held a steady TCR band
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=6.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Lancaster, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 5.2 · 116% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #212/448
- PHOTO GA - Atlanta East
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GA - Atlanta East (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc
5.2 TCR
- GA - Atlanta E
GA - Atlanta East
5.2 TCR
- HLLD, Inc.
HLLD, Inc.
5.2 TCR
- Brilar LLC
Brilar LLC
5.2 TCR
- Sebastopol
Sebastopol
5.2 TCR
What this shows Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc averages 5.2 TCR (116% of the Landscape contractors (except construction) BLS benchmark).
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=6.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc falls in its industry
2,875 Landscape contractors (except establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #212 safest of 448 Landscape contractors (except employers in California.
Rich Meier's Landscaping Inc has more employees than the Landscape contractors (except constructi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · CA · Lancaster
2,875 Landscape contractors (except construction) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 131 employers in Lancaster, 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 | GA - Atlanta East | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HLLD, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brilar LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sebastopol | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | North Coast Vineyards | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative, Inc | Grapes Delano | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paiva Farm Management | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rocket Farms Herbs Inc Thermal | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Antelope Valley Union High School District | 3,219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 549 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California State Prison-Los Angeles County | 1,505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BYD Coach & Bus LLC | 679 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PIT1375 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | QVC Suffolk, LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jerome | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S05886 - Waters Hauling | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1070 El Paso | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Compsys Inc. | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Watermark at Vistawilla | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley Power Plant | 60 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.