Garden centers · New York
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc.
Rochester, NY · ~59 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc. runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garden centers workplace, earning a grade D.
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 160% of Garden centers BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc. safety composite
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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%).
TCR Δ
−8.2
2017→2023
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc. injury rate improved
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc.'s TCR fell 8.2 from 11.4 in 2017 to 3.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 11.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=11.4 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=8.7 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444220 · Rochester, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 160% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #5/8
- PHOTO Skagit Farmers Suppl…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Skagit Farmers Supply Oak Harbor Country Store (0.0 TCR gap)
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Van Putte Seed Co. Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Skagit Farmers
Skagit Farmers Supply Oak Harbor Country Store
5.5 TCR
- Summerwinds Ta
Summerwinds Tatum
5.5 TCR
- English Garden
English Gardens- Clinton Township
5.4 TCR
- RK-030-Wooster
RK-030-Wooster ( RK-030 )
5.4 TCR
What this shows Van Putte Seed Co. Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (160% of the Garden centers BLS benchmark).
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc. TCR series: 2017=11.4 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=8.7 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=3.2 · BLS 3.4
Where Van Putte Seed Co. Inc. falls in its industry
642 Garden centers establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 8 Garden centers employers in New York.
Van Putte Seed Co. Inc. has more employees than the Garden centers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444220 · NY · Rochester
642 Garden centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 956 employers in Rochester, NY · 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 | Skagit Farmers Supply Oak Harbor Country Store | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | English Gardens- Clinton Township | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RK-030-Wooster ( RK-030 ) | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Summerwinds Tatum | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Orchard Co., Inc | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ISLAND PARK-NY59 | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenburgh Workout Location | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wendel Energy Services, LLC | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Division 50 University of Rochester | 13,244 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rochester General Hospital | 7,833 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Division 40 University of Rochester | 4,884 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Hospital | 3,158 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chrome Plus International | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sugaright El Paso | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | G&S Foods LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | STI | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vacuum Barrier Corp | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Supplyone Albuquerque | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pixelle-Fremont | 59 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.