Sterling, CO—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Sterling, CO

14 severe-injury reports between 2015-03-25 and 2025-08-20, 12 OSHA inspections, and 79 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Sterling, Colorado.

14Severe injuries

9Hospitalizations

12OSHA inspections

79Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Sterling

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, INC. 3 2 INDUSTRIAL WELDING AND SUPPLY CO. 2 3 Eastern Colorado Services 1 4 Simon Contractors 1 5 Sterling Component Systems 1 6 STERLING ETHANOL 1 7 The Home Depot 1 8 TRINIDAD BENHAM CORPORATION 1 9 Villalobos Concrete, Inc. 1 10 WB PIPELINE, LLC 1

Example incidents

Eastern Colorado Services STERLING, COLORADO · 2025-08-20 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was assisting with removing a metal pole used for a basketball hoop. Employees had cut down the pole to almost ground level. They put a tow rope around the remaining pole and hooked it to the hitch of a pickup truck to pull it out of the ground. The injured employee was standing by the pole to guide the rope. When the pole came out of the ground, it swung up and struck the injured employee on the left side above his waist and the right side of his head. He was knocked to the ground and his left calf was scraped. The injured employee was hospitalized with a fractured rib and lacerations. He required surgery.
INDUSTRIAL WELDING AND SUPPLY CO. STERLING, COLORADO · 2025-05-07 · Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
An employee was using a band saw to cut 3-inch square tubing. He reached for steel tape that was left on the tubing and the blade lacerated his middle finger. The employee sustained an amputation of the right middle fingertip.
The Home Depot STERLING, COLORADO · 2024-12-04 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a step ladder to bring a box of duct tape down from about 6-8 feet up. The employee stumbled and fell from the ladder to the floor, striking his head on the concrete and suffering a head injury.
INDUSTRIAL WELDING AND SUPPLY CO. STERLING, COLORADO · 2023-08-18 · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting a hydraulic arm to a dump truck when the arm slipped and pinched the employee's left index finger as it was in the arm's eyelet, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, INC. STERLING, COLORADO · 2023-01-12 · Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping move a six-foot, twenty-inch rolling table. One employee lost balance and the table fell over onto the injured employee, resulting in a right lower leg fracture.
TRINIDAD BENHAM CORPORATION STERLING, COLORADO · 2021-01-21 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a poly packaging machine when the machine jammed. The employee was unclogging the jam when the machine cycled and the jaws closed. His hand contacted the serrated blade and caused the amputation of the pad on his left thumb.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.