Floriculture Production · California
Westerlay Orchids LP
Carpinteria, CA · ~138 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Westerlay Orchids LP runs at 198% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Floriculture Production workplace, earning a grade D.
Westerlay Orchids LP: 8.9 TCR = 198% of Floriculture Production BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Westerlay Orchids LP safety composite
Westerlay Orchids LP scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
−5.3
2017→2024
Westerlay Orchids LP injury rate improved
Westerlay Orchids LP's TCR fell 5.3 from 8.9 in 2017 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 14.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.9 · 2018=9.0 · 2019=6.4 · 2021=14.7 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=9.8 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Carpinteria, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 8.9 · 198% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #17/33
- PHOTO Ritter Production Fa…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 82 inj
- SIZE ~138 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ritter Production Farms - Flower Farm (0.1 TCR gap)
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Westerlay Orchids LP in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- VHG
VHG
9.1 TCR
- NC3 Systems
NC3 Systems
9.1 TCR
- Ritter Product
Ritter Production Farms - Flower Farm
9 TCR
- This site
Westerlay Orchids LP
8.9 TCR
- Masterpiece Fl
Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (OH)
8.7 TCR
What this shows Westerlay Orchids LP averages 8.9 TCR (198% of the Floriculture Production BLS benchmark).
Westerlay Orchids LP TCR series: 2017=8.9 · 2018=9 · 2019=6.4 · 2021=14.7 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=9.8 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Westerlay Orchids LP falls in its industry
166 Floriculture Production establishmentsSafer than 22% 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 #17 safest of 33 Floriculture Production employers in California.
Westerlay Orchids LP has more employees than the Floriculture Production 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 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.7 | 3.9 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · CA · Carpinteria
166 Floriculture Production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 45 employers in Carpinteria, 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 | Ritter Production Farms - Flower Farm | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VHG | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NC3 Systems | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Masterpiece Flower Company LLC - Merchandising (OH) | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Danell Custom Harvesting LLC - DCH629 | 138 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sustainable Labor Solutions, Inc | 138 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RLH Fire Protection | 138 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | In-N-Out Burger Maintenance Group | 138 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 166 | 661 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LinkedIn Carpinteria | 454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coastal Blooms Nursery, LLC | 326 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NuSil Technology, Carpinteria | 322 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | South Terrace Elementary | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Plano | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Worcester Distribution Center | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Arc Noble County Foundations, Inc. | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Montrose Ford LLC | 138 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Makson Inc. | 138 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern MEP, Inc | 138 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Otterbein Cridersville | 138 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.