Landscape care and maintenance services · Massachusetts
The GroundsKeeper, Inc.
Ashland, MA · ~50 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The GroundsKeeper, Inc. runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Landscape care and maintenance services workplace, earning a grade B.
The GroundsKeeper, Inc.: 3.5 TCR = 78% of Landscape care and maintenance services BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The GroundsKeeper, Inc. safety composite
The GroundsKeeper, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.5
2018→2021
The GroundsKeeper, Inc. injury rate improved
The GroundsKeeper, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.5 from 4.5 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.4 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.5 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Ashland, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.5 · 78% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #14/58
- PHOTO 3032_7252
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 3032_7252 (0.0 TCR gap)
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The GroundsKeeper, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The GroundsKeeper, Inc.
3.5 TCR
- 3032_7252
3032_7252
3.5 TCR
- South Bay 3218
South Bay 32180
3.5 TCR
- Trautman Lawn
Trautman Lawn and Landscape
3.5 TCR
- Santa Clara 31
Santa Clara 31090
3.5 TCR
What this shows The GroundsKeeper, Inc. averages 3.5 TCR (78% of the Landscape care and maintenance services BLS benchmark).
The GroundsKeeper, Inc. TCR series: 2018=4.5 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=0 · BLS 4.5
Where The GroundsKeeper, Inc. falls in its industry
2,875 Landscape care and maintenance establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 58 Landscape care and maintenance employers in Massachusetts.
The GroundsKeeper, Inc. has fewer employees than the Landscape care and maintenance services median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · MA · Ashland
2,875 Landscape care and maintenance services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 21 employers in Ashland, MA · 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 | 3032_7252 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | South Bay 32180 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trautman Lawn and Landscape | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Santa Clara 31090 | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bountiful Farms Cultivation | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C3 Industries, Inc - Franklin | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allegrone Construction Co., Inc. | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Acella | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #46 | 321 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kidde-Fenwal, Inc | 289 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory | 251 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Terumo Cardiovascular Group | 181 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Insulfoam - Chino | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Volvo Cars of Austin | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Covenant Home Services California | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Region 3- White City | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Baltimore | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yoder Oil Co. Inc | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Morgan Advanced Materials Bedford | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Washington Georgia | 50 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.