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
Preparing to leave work.
What happened
Employee tried to remove earplug by pulling on nylon cord that attaches the pair but the earplug tore into two pieces leaving the half that was no longer attached to the cord inside his ear canal. Went to primary care clinic to have the lodged half removed.
Injury or illness
Foreign body in ear.
Object or substance involved
Half of a foam earplug.
Summary line
Foreign body stuck in ear
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 #
- 12
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 15:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 06MAR2025:16:55:00
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.