Bedding plant growing (except vegetable and melon bedding plants) · Michigan
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC
Kalamazoo, MI · ~34 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bedding plant growing (except vegetable and melon bedding plants) workplace, earning a grade B.
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC: 3.2 TCR = 70% of Bedding plant growing (except vegetable and melon bedding plants) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC safety composite
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−7.0
2016→2024
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC injury rate improved
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC's TCR fell 7.0 from 7.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.0 · 2017=9.5 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=5.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Kalamazoo, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.2 · 70% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/28
- PHOTO 38A Fifty Acre
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 38A Fifty Acre (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sportel Greenhouses, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Metrolina Gree
Metrolina Greenhouses - Huntersville NC
3.3 TCR
- This site
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC
3.2 TCR
- 38A Fifty Acre
38A Fifty Acre
3.2 TCR
- Mid-American G
Mid-American Growers
3.2 TCR
- Neal Mast and
Neal Mast and Son Greenhouses
3.1 TCR
What this shows Sportel Greenhouses, LLC averages 3.2 TCR (70% of the Bedding plant growing (except vegetable and melon bedding plants) BLS benchmark).
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC TCR series: 2016=7 · 2017=9.5 · 2018=0 · 2019=5.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Sportel Greenhouses, LLC falls in its industry
166 Bedding plant growing (except establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 28 Bedding plant growing (except employers in Michigan.
Sportel Greenhouses, LLC has fewer employees than the Bedding plant growing (except vegetable median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · MI · Kalamazoo
166 Bedding plant growing (except vegetable and melon bedding plants) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, MI · 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 | 38A Fifty Acre | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mid-American Growers | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Neal Mast and Son Greenhouses | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metrolina Greenhouses - Huntersville NC | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GS Ashley LLC | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coldwater | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dearborn Industrial Generation LLC | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Home Solar Grand Rapids | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | River North Correctional Center | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Hillsborough Township | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenport | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LaTour Construction Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City Utilities Commission | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ideal Landscaping, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ComputerCool IceAge Mechanical Corp | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 027/Southlake | 34 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.