LAWN MAINTENANCE, TREE TRIMMING, ROAD CONSTRUCTION · Florida
Southern Gardeners, Inc.
Margate, FL · ~25 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southern Gardeners, Inc. runs at 196% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical LAWN MAINTENANCE, TREE TRIMMING, ROAD CONSTRUCTION workplace, earning a grade D.
Southern Gardeners, Inc.: 8.8 TCR = 196% of LAWN MAINTENANCE, TREE TRIMMING, ROAD CONSTRUCTION BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southern Gardeners, Inc. safety composite
Southern Gardeners, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 22.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Southern Gardeners, Inc.: 4.2 → 22.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 22.7 TCR · DART/TCR 2.57× in 2024
Southern Gardeners, Inc.'s TCR rose 18.5 from 4.2 in 2016 to 22.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Margate, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.8 · 196% of ind
- DART 22.7 DART
- RANK #234/274
- PHOTO 132731
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 132731 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southern Gardeners, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southern Gardeners, Inc.
8.8 TCR
- 132731
132731
8.8 TCR
- Southwest Gree
Southwest Greens of Fresno, Inc
8.8 TCR
- 5893 - Scranto
5893 - Scranton
8.8 TCR
- M.O.N. Landsca
M.O.N. Landscaping Inc.
8.8 TCR
What this shows Southern Gardeners, Inc. averages 8.8 TCR (196% of the LAWN MAINTENANCE, TREE TRIMMING, ROAD CONSTRUCTION BLS benchmark).
Southern Gardeners, Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=12.2 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=12.9 · 2021=14.1 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=22.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Southern Gardeners, Inc. falls in its industry
2,875 LAWN MAINTENANCE, TREE TRIMMIN establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #234 safest of 274 LAWN MAINTENANCE, TREE TRIMMIN employers in Florida.
Southern Gardeners, Inc. has fewer employees than the LAWN MAINTENANCE, TREE TRIMMING, ROAD CO 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 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · FL · Margate
2,875 LAWN MAINTENANCE, TREE TRIMMING, ROAD CONSTRUCTION employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 31 employers in Margate, FL · 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 | 132731 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southwest Greens of Fresno, Inc | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5893 - Scranton | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | M.O.N. Landscaping Inc. | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | McKenna Brothers, Inc | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stanton | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FM3 Ortiz Service Center | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LC Lake City Office | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER | 1,002 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JM Lexus | 334 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5325 | 287 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5325 | 276 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ChefZone | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hensel Recycling North America | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodco Mechanical Inc. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rick Scott Construction PC, LLC | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R S Industrial Assembly, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hi-Lubbock, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | K&W Welding, LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rain CII Carbon - Robinson | 25 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.