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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 maintenance 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
Tractor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

Working on tractor.

What happened

Getting off tractor employee 's pant leg caught on a lever on the tractor. Employee caught himself with right (?) arm and injured his left shoulder. Employee continued working saw PCP on [REDACTED] ([REDACTED]) and ultimately had surgery on [REDACTED] to repair shoulder. Will be out for days in [REDACTED].

Injury or illness

Shoulder tear.

Object or substance involved

Lever on tractor.

Summary line

Shoulder tear

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
333111 — Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
166
Total hours worked
294014
EIN
840463428
Establishment ID
1138980
Employer case #
18

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22FEB24:20:39:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.