Other Building Material Dealers · California
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center
Santa Cruz, CA · ~28 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center runs at 81% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Other Building Material Dealers workplace, earning a grade C.
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center: 2.7 TCR = 81% of Other Building Material Dealers BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center safety composite
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center: 5.0 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 9.4 TCR · DART/TCR 2.03× in 2024
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center's TCR rose 0.6 from 5.0 in 2016 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444180 · Santa Cruz, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 81% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #7/16
- PHOTO Aberdeen NC Yard
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Aberdeen NC Yard (0.0 TCR gap)
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Santa Cruz CA Garden Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lincoln City O
Lincoln City OR Yard
2.8 TCR
- This site
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center
2.7 TCR
- Aberdeen NC Ya
Aberdeen NC Yard
2.7 TCR
- Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City OK Yard (North)
2.7 TCR
- Arlington WA Y
Arlington WA Yard
2.7 TCR
What this shows Santa Cruz CA Garden Center averages 2.7 TCR (81% of the Other Building Material Dealers BLS benchmark).
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center TCR series: 2016=5 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=9.4 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 3.4
Where Santa Cruz CA Garden Center falls in its industry
280 Other Building Material Dealer establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 16 Other Building Material Dealer employers in California.
Santa Cruz CA Garden Center has fewer employees than the Other Building Material Dealers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444180 · CA · Santa Cruz
280 Other Building Material Dealers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 133 employers in Santa Cruz, 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 | Aberdeen NC Yard | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oklahoma City OK Yard (North) | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arlington WA Yard | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincoln City OR Yard | 2.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Ranch L.L.C. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steinbeck Country Produce | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harlan Family Ranch | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KKG Equipment Company, LLC32 | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Santa Cruz | 8,081 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030253 | 1,732 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dignity Health Dominican Hospital | 1,652 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 64030253-253001 DOMINICAN HOSPITAL SANTA CRUZ | 1,464 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aberdeen NC Yard | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arbon Steel & Service Company | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MTG - Gratiot | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crossroads | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Glaz-Tech Boise | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | port everglades terminal | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | macon terminal | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunshine Ace Hardware-Support Office | 28 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.