Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) · California

Western Cactus Growers

Name: Western Cactus Growers Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Vista, CA · ~48 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 14.8
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Western Cactus Growers runs at 328% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) workplace, earning a grade F.

Western Cactus Growers: 14.8 TCR = 328% of Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Western Cactus Growers safety composite

Western Cactus Growers scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).

19/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 14.75 per 100 workers

Safer than 3% of industry peers
DART rate: F 6.84 per 100 workers

Safer than 13% 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

−6.7

2021→2022

Western Cactus Growers injury rate improved

Western Cactus Growers's TCR fell 6.7 from 18.1 in 2021 to 11.4 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 18.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=18.1 · 2022=11.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 111421 · Vista, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 14.8 · 328% of ind

DART 6.8 DART
RANK #118/120
PHOTO Prairie Restorations…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 13 inj
SIZE ~48 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Prairie Restorations Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Sun City Tree

15
This site

14.8
Prairie Restor

14.7
Taisuco Americ

14.5
Main Office

14.1

What this shows Western Cactus Growers averages 14.8 TCR (328% of the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) BLS benchmark).

Western Cactus Growers TCR series: 2021=18.1 · 2022=11.4 · BLS 4.5

Where Western Cactus Growers falls in its industry

386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing establishments

Safer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #118 safest of 120 Field nurseries (i.e., growing employers in California.

Western Cactus Growers (48 employees, TCR 14.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 4.9

Western Cactus Growers has fewer employees than the Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flower 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
2022	11.4	6.8	4	1	0
2021	18.1	16.3	9	1	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

111421 · CA · Vista

386 Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 197 employers in Vista, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Prairie Restorations Inc.	PRINCETON, MN	14.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Taisuco America Corporation	AROMAS, CA	14.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Sun City Tree Farm	RUSKIN, FL	15.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Main Office	ST. CHARLES, IL	14.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	ARVIN PRODUCTION & ADMIN	ARVIN	48 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Rava Business Park	KING CITY	48 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Guerrero Transportation & Contracting Inc	BAKERSFIELD	48 FTE
STATE-SIZE	VPS, Inc	PASO ROBLES	48 FTE
CITY-NEAR	05-CACTUS	Vista	1,065 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Cactus - 05	Vista	949 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Vista HQ	Vista	758 FTE
CITY-NEAR	01-CORP	Vista	522 FTE
NAT-TCR	Orscheln Distribution Center	Moberly, MO	14.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Muncie Vending	Muncie, IN	14.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Empress EMS	Yonkers, NY	14.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	RFD	Chicago, IL	14.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	US - Branch Network : 0332	Greenville, SC	48 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Lightning Labels	Denver, CO	48 FTE
NAT-SIZE	4598-Rtc Orlando Light Meduim Duty	Orlando, FL	48 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Anderson Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram - ACDJR, LLC	Grand Island, NE	48 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.