Lawn care services (e.g., fertilizing, mowing, seeding, spraying) · Massachusetts
Weed Man Springfield
Springfield, MA · ~45 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Weed Man Springfield runs at 336% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Lawn care services (e.g., fertilizing, mowing, seeding, spraying) workplace, earning a grade F.
Weed Man Springfield: 15.1 TCR = 336% of Lawn care services (e.g., fertilizing, mowing, seeding, spraying) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Weed Man Springfield safety composite
Weed Man Springfield scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
−11.1
2022→2024
Weed Man Springfield injury rate improved
Weed Man Springfield's TCR fell 11.1 from 23.1 in 2022 to 12.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 23.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=23.1 · 2023=10.2 · 2024=12.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Springfield, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.1 · 336% of ind
- DART 12.1 DART
- RANK #54/58
- PHOTO Cemetery PW
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cemetery PW (0.0 TCR gap)
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Weed Man Springfield in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- NatureWorks La
NatureWorks Landscape Services
15.2 TCR
- This site
Weed Man Springfield
15.1 TCR
- Cemetery PW
Cemetery PW
15.1 TCR
- 5401 - West Jo
5401 - West Jordan
15.1 TCR
- WCA Stockton
WCA Stockton
15.1 TCR
What this shows Weed Man Springfield averages 15.1 TCR (336% of the Lawn care services (e.g., fertilizing, mowing, seeding, spraying) BLS benchmark).
Weed Man Springfield TCR series: 2022=23.1 · 2023=10.2 · 2024=12.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Weed Man Springfield falls in its industry
2,875 Lawn care services (e.g., fert establishmentsSafer than 6% 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 #54 safest of 58 Lawn care services (e.g., fert employers in Massachusetts.
Weed Man Springfield has fewer employees than the Lawn care services (e.g., fertilizing, m median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23.1 | 20.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · MA · Springfield
2,875 Lawn care services (e.g., fertilizing, mowing, seeding, spraying) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 215 employers in Springfield, 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 | Cemetery PW | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5401 - West Jordan | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NatureWorks Landscape Services | 15.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WCA Stockton | 15.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Resinate, Inc. - Douglas | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Canal Generating LLC | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NORTHAMPTON-MA32 | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WILMINGTON-MA57 | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BMC - Baystate Medical Center | 8,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BMP - Baystate Medical Practices | 1,977 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Tarp Redevelopment, LLC d/b/a MGM Springfield | 1,867 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BMF - Baystate Medical Practices | 1,746 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sutphen East Corp | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greeneville Community Hosp E | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DASH Heating & Cooling | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Police Main Station | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fire Power Systems | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5113 - IA Polk County Jail | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Efp, LLC | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Run Medical Center | 45 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.