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GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC. is a nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores employer in DENVER, CO. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 4 violations and $2,678 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.

GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC.

4301 E ILIFF AVE, DENVER, CO, 80222

Parent: CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC (87 locations)

444220 Top companies in Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
4 violations
$2,678 in penalties

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
3.8
Industry Avg DART
2.5
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
4
Total Penalties
$2,678
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
11 years
Last Activity
11yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.4/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$670 avg per violation$2,678 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHA$2,678 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

89%
Worse than most peers
vs 19 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
83%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Part of a larger organization

GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC. is one of 87 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC. CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC is a SEC public reporter (CWST), with most recent reported revenue of $1.8B.

Federal enforcement records on GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC across all 87 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC

Other employers in Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores within CO

Industry context

Within the nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores industry in CO, GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC. ranks in the 89th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 19 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 83th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.8 for the nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.5.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 11 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $2,678 in total penalties.
How does GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC. operates in the nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC. of DENVER, CO from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC. resolves to the parent rollup CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC, which operates 87 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if GROUNDCOVERS GREENHOUSE & NURSERY, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.