Botanical gardens · Michigan
West Michigan Horticultural Society
Grand Rapids, MI · ~177 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Michigan Horticultural Society runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Botanical gardens workplace, earning a grade F.
West Michigan Horticultural Society: 7.3 TCR = 235% of Botanical gardens BLS 3.1 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Michigan Horticultural Society safety composite
West Michigan Horticultural Society scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
2017→2021
West Michigan Horticultural Society injury rate improved
West Michigan Horticultural Society's TCR fell 1.8 from 7.6 in 2017 to 5.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.6 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=7.6 · 2020=8.0 · 2021=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 712130 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 235% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Audubon Zoo
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 42 inj
- SIZE ~177 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Audubon Zoo (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Michigan Horticultural Society in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Michigan Horticultural Society
7.3 TCR
- Audubon Zoo
Audubon Zoo
7.3 TCR
- Prospect Park
Prospect Park Zoo
7.3 TCR
- John Ball Zoo
John Ball Zoo
7.2 TCR
- Cheekwood Bota
Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
7.2 TCR
What this shows West Michigan Horticultural Society averages 7.3 TCR (235% of the Botanical gardens BLS benchmark).
West Michigan Horticultural Society TCR series: 2017=7.6 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=7.6 · 2020=8 · 2021=5.8 · BLS 3.1
Where West Michigan Horticultural Society falls in its industry
174 Botanical gardens establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Botanical gardens employers in Michigan.
West Michigan Horticultural Society has more employees than the Botanical gardens median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
712130 · MI · Grand Rapids
174 Botanical gardens employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, 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 | Audubon Zoo | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prospect Park Zoo | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John Ball Zoo | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Godwin Plulmbing INC | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hood Container Grand Rapids | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Techniplas US LLC | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Auburn Hills Manufacturing | 177 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Winona Foods Inc. - Lineville | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ground Effects Louisville | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bridge at Ooltewah | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Interstate Roofing, Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CyRide | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pondera Medical Center | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Birmingham Budweiser | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Cheviot Corp. | 177 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.