Landscape contractors (except construction) · Maryland
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington)
Kensington, MD · ~110 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington) runs at 212% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Landscape contractors (except construction) workplace, earning a grade F.
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington): 9.5 TCR = 212% of Landscape contractors (except construction) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington) safety composite
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.6
2022→2024
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington) injury rate improved
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington)'s TCR fell 0.6 from 8.8 in 2022 to 8.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=8.8 · 2023=11.7 · 2024=8.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Kensington, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 212% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #53/59
- PHOTO Total Grounds Manage…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~110 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Total Grounds Management Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shorb Landscaping (Kensington) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington)
9.5 TCR
- Total Grounds
Total Grounds Management Inc.
9.5 TCR
- 5770 - Norcros
5770 - Norcross North
9.5 TCR
- Partners Integ
Partners Integrated Plant Care LLC
9.5 TCR
- Scott's Landsc
Scott's Landscaping Inc.
9.5 TCR
What this shows Shorb Landscaping (Kensington) averages 9.5 TCR (212% of the Landscape contractors (except construction) BLS benchmark).
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington) TCR series: 2022=8.8 · 2023=11.7 · 2024=8.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Shorb Landscaping (Kensington) falls in its industry
2,875 Landscape contractors (except establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #53 safest of 59 Landscape contractors (except employers in Maryland.
Shorb Landscaping (Kensington) 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 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · MD · Kensington
2,875 Landscape contractors (except construction) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 20 employers in Kensington, MD · 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 | Total Grounds Management Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5770 - Norcross North | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Partners Integrated Plant Care LLC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Scott's Landscaping Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | EMS Technologies, LLC | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electrico, Inc. | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heller Electric Co., Inc | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charles A. Klein and Sons, Inc | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sentral Building Services, llc | 602 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rock Spring Contracting | 400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kensington Park Senior Living | 253 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heffron Company | 170 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lakeside TLF, LLC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bbb 16070 | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 817 - Koenig | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BTI Great Bend | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Clifton | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tectran Manufacturing Inc. | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bear Creek Services, Inc. | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barclays Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center | 110 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.