Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Production · Michigan
Walters Gardens Inc
Zeeland, MI · ~207 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Walters Gardens Inc runs at 130% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Production workplace, earning a grade D.
Walters Gardens Inc: 5.9 TCR = 130% of Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Production BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Walters Gardens Inc safety composite
Walters Gardens Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% 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
−1.8
2018→2024
Walters Gardens Inc injury rate improved
Walters Gardens Inc's TCR fell 1.8 from 6.0 in 2018 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=6.0 · 2019=10.3 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=7.3 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Zeeland, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 130% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #20/28
- PHOTO Bloomaker USA
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 70 inj
- SIZE ~207 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bloomaker USA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Walters Gardens Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Luurtsema Sale
Luurtsema Sales Inc.
6 TCR
- This site
Walters Gardens Inc
5.9 TCR
- Bloomaker USA
Bloomaker USA
5.9 TCR
- JASON'S GREENH
JASON'S GREENHOUSE, INC.
5.9 TCR
- Costa Carolina
Costa Carolina Operations, LLC
5.9 TCR
What this shows Walters Gardens Inc averages 5.9 TCR (130% of the Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Production BLS benchmark).
Walters Gardens Inc TCR series: 2018=6 · 2019=10.3 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=7.3 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Walters Gardens Inc falls in its industry
166 Greenhouse, Nursery and Floric establishmentsSafer than 43% 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 #20 safest of 28 Greenhouse, Nursery and Floric employers in Michigan.
Walters Gardens Inc has more employees than the Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Pro median and a higher 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 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · MI · Zeeland
166 Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 107 employers in Zeeland, 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 | Bloomaker USA | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JASON'S GREENHOUSE, INC. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Costa Carolina Operations, LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Luurtsema Sales Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bergstrom Operating Co. dba Thornton and Grooms | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Arvco Kalamazoo | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ADAC Automotive, Inc. - Olthoff Plant | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paladin Attachments | 207 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MillerKnoll Main Site | 1,745 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Herman Miller Main Site | 1,711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US MI Zeeland Centennial | 1,511 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US MI Zeeland Centennial East | 1,384 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Knapheide Truck Equipment Co | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Haydon Bolts, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohlim - Lima | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Scbea - Parris Island Center | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CA-Ontario S/C | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Paul's Towers | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Haven Homes | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alawl - Shelby | 207 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.