Nursery with tree production (except for reforestation) · Wisconsin
Wayside Nurseries Inc
Mequon, WI · ~30 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wayside Nurseries Inc runs at 122% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Nursery with tree production (except for reforestation) workplace, earning a grade D.
Wayside Nurseries Inc: 5.5 TCR = 122% of Nursery with tree production (except for reforestation) BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wayside Nurseries Inc safety composite
Wayside Nurseries Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−9.8
2016→2024
Wayside Nurseries Inc injury rate improved
Wayside Nurseries Inc's TCR fell 9.8 from 9.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.8 · 2019=3.1 · 2021=9.6 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Mequon, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 122% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Plug Connection - Lodi
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Plug Connection - Lodi (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wayside Nurseries Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wayside Nurseries Inc
5.5 TCR
- Plug Connectio
Plug Connection - Lodi
5.5 TCR
- SURFACE NURSER
SURFACE NURSERY INC
5.5 TCR
- King City Tran
King City Transplanting
5.5 TCR
- Gustine
Gustine
5.5 TCR
What this shows Wayside Nurseries Inc averages 5.5 TCR (122% of the Nursery with tree production (except for reforestation) BLS benchmark).
Wayside Nurseries Inc TCR series: 2016=9.8 · 2019=3.1 · 2021=9.6 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Wayside Nurseries Inc falls in its industry
386 Nursery with tree production ( establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Nursery with tree production ( employers in Wisconsin.
Wayside Nurseries Inc has fewer employees than the Nursery with tree production (except for median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · WI · Mequon
386 Nursery with tree production (except for reforestation) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 56 employers in Mequon, WI · 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 | Plug Connection - Lodi | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SURFACE NURSERY INC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | King City Transplanting | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gustine | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hwy 37 Farms | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Mills Complex (LMC) | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tomah Receiving | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirchner Custom Builders | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Automation- Mequon WI (MEQ) | 1,137 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-WIMIL8 | 622 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WIMIL8 ASCENSION COLUMBIA ST MARYS HOSP OZAUKEE | 528 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Silgan Specialty Packaging | 263 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | West Central Conservancy District | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dickerson Mechanical, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mentor | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charms | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 01-Denton | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority - Dulles Toll Road | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Winston Steel, LLC - Log Cabin | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Martins Ferry Packaged Gas Plant | 30 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.