JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC is a nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores employer in ROCHESTER, MN. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 3 violations and $900 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. 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 4, 2026.

JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC

3430 19TH ST NW, ROCHESTER, MN, 55901

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

EIN: 411386022

20 employees

Federal Enforcement

OSHA inspection

3 violations

$900 in penalties

Violations across 2 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR

3.8

Industry Avg DART

2.5

Self-Reported DART

0.0

Self-Reported TRIR

0.0

Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).

OSHA Inspections

OSHA Violations

Total Penalties

$900

Trend

STABLE

WHD Cases

Back Wages Owed

$1,653.24

Confidence

MEDIUM

SVEP Flag

Data Insights

History Span

13 years

Last Activity

7yr ago

Inspection Rate

0.1/yr

Violation Rate

0.2/yr

Violation Severity Mix

67% serious$300 avg per violation$900 avg per inspection

Avg Back Wages / Employee

$551

Avg Back Wages / Case

$1,653

Active Agencies:

OSHAWHD$2,553.24 total across all agencies

TRIR vs Industry Avg

-3.8

Below industry average

DART vs Industry Avg

-2.5

Below industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Planned

Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

51%

Above average violations

vs 96 employers in same industry & state

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty Percentile

60%

Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA)

DOT Number

454192

Operation Type

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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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.

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Industry context

Within the nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores industry in MN, JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC ranks in the 51th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 96 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 60th 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. JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC's self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 7 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC's OSHA violation history?: JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $900 in total penalties.
How does JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC's safety record compare to its industry?: JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC operates in the nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8. JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.5.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on JIM WHITING NURSERY & GARDEN CENTER INC of ROCHESTER, MN from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 4, 2026.

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