Sterling, CO —
OSHA Injury Report: Nichols Tillage Tools, Inc. - CO
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Nichols Tillage Tools, Inc. - CO in Sterling, CO 80751 resulted in days away from work. Employee was robot Oper in cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nichols Tillage Tools, Inc. - CO
- Parent company
- Nichols Tillage Tools, Inc.
- Street
- 308 Hereford Ave
- City
- Sterling
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80751
- On-site location
- Robot Building
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Operating robotic welder.
What happened
Worker thought robot had completed operation and entered booth to evaluate setup when robot 's welding operation resumed while operator was looking at it without adequate eyewear. Incident was not reported until the following [REDACTED] ([REDACTED]).
Injury or illness
Photokeratitis (flash burn).
Object or substance involved
Light.
Summary line
Photokeratits (flash burn)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Robot Oper
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 333111 — Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 111
- Total hours worked
- 201402
- EIN
- 840463428
- Establishment ID
- 1138980
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 06MAR2025:16:44:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.