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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 308 Hereford Ave, 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

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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.