Sterling, CO —
OSHA Injury Report: Nichols Tillage Tools, Inc. - CO
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Nichols Tillage Tools, Inc. - CO in Sterling, CO 80751 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was uFW 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
- Hot Production
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Grinding burr off forged steel parts using pedestal grinder.
What happened
Piece of metal got into employee 's eye while grinding even though employee was wearing goggles. Took to local optometrist for removal returned to work.
Injury or illness
Foreign body in eye.
Object or substance involved
Steel particle.
Summary line
Foreign body in eye
Employee and industry
- Job description
- UFW
- 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 #
- 9
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 06MAR2025:16:50:00
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.