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 machinist 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
- Die Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Deburring a part in mill.
What happened
Employee was deburring a part using a mill. A small piece of steel was projected into eye despite him wearing eye protection. Went to Walmart Vision Center and had it removed.
Injury or illness
Foreign body in eye.
Object or substance involved
Steel particle.
Summary line
Foreign body in eye
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machinist
- SOC code
- 51-4041 — Machinists
- NAICS code
- 333111 — Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 111
- Total hours worked
- 201402
- EIN
- 840463428
- Establishment ID
- 1138980
- Employer case #
- 10
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 13:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 06MAR2025:16:52:00
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.