Plant, potted flower and foliage, growing · California
W J Griffin, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA · ~211 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W J Griffin, Inc. runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Plant, potted flower and foliage, growing workplace, earning a grade C.
W J Griffin, Inc.: 4.2 TCR = 94% of Plant, potted flower and foliage, growing BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W J Griffin, Inc. safety composite
W J Griffin, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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%).
Rising injury rate
W J Griffin, Inc.: 4.3 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.77× in 2024
W J Griffin, Inc.'s TCR rose 0.5 from 4.3 in 2017 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Santa Barbara, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.2 · 94% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #6/33
- PHOTO Masterpiece Flower C…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 64 inj
- SIZE ~211 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (IN) (0.0 TCR gap)
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W J Griffin, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Hoover Gardens
Hoover Gardens & Gifts
4.3 TCR
- Costa Color, L
Costa Color, LLC
4.3 TCR
- This site
W J Griffin, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Masterpiece Fl
Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (IN)
4.2 TCR
- Schuster's Gre
Schuster's Greenhouse
4.1 TCR
What this shows W J Griffin, Inc. averages 4.2 TCR (94% of the Plant, potted flower and foliage, growing BLS benchmark).
W J Griffin, Inc. TCR series: 2017=4.3 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=4 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 4.5
Where W J Griffin, Inc. falls in its industry
166 Plant, potted flower and folia establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 33 Plant, potted flower and folia employers in California.
W J Griffin, Inc. has more employees than the Plant, potted flower and foliage, growin 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 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · CA · Santa Barbara
166 Plant, potted flower and foliage, growing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 173 employers in Santa Barbara, CA · 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 | Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (IN) | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hoover Gardens & Gifts | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Costa Color, LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schuster's Greenhouse | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Zuckerman Heritage Inc. | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R. Montanez Farms, LLC | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TLF | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMR Contracting | 211 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Santa Barbara | 10,779 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 3,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Santa Barbara | 1,587 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Big Green Santa Barbara | 674 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | La Porte Hospital Company LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacesetters, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bob Sumerel Tire Co Inc. Cincinnati Location 220 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ashland Specialty Co. LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 271 - South Haven | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 105 - 23 Mile Rd Chesterfield | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 089 - Lansing Cold Storage | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 058 - Sawmill Rd Columbus | 211 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.