Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing · Colorado
Nichols Tillage Tools
Sterling, CO · ~131 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nichols Tillage Tools runs at 224% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Nichols Tillage Tools: 7.4 TCR = 224% of Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nichols Tillage Tools safety composite
Nichols Tillage Tools scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Nichols Tillage Tools: 4.9 → 7.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 9.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2022
Nichols Tillage Tools's TCR rose 2.4 from 4.9 in 2016 to 7.3 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.7 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Sterling, CO ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 224% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #5/8
- PHOTO The Broyhill Company
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 60 inj
- SIZE ~131 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Broyhill Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nichols Tillage Tools in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nichols Tillage Tools
7.4 TCR
- The Broyhill C
The Broyhill Company
7.4 TCR
- Metalcraft of
Metalcraft of Mayville, West Bend, WI
7.4 TCR
- Bauer Built Ma
Bauer Built Manufacturing
7.4 TCR
- IronCraft Athe
IronCraft Athens
7.3 TCR
What this shows Nichols Tillage Tools averages 7.4 TCR (224% of the Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Nichols Tillage Tools TCR series: 2016=4.9 · 2017=6.8 · 2018=9.7 · 2019=8.8 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=7.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Nichols Tillage Tools falls in its industry
433 Cultivators, farm-type, manufa establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 8 Cultivators, farm-type, manufa employers in Colorado.
Nichols Tillage Tools has more employees than the Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · CO · Sterling
433 Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 29 employers in Sterling, CO · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | The Broyhill Company | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metalcraft of Mayville, West Bend, WI | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bauer Built Manufacturing | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IronCraft Athens | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Falcon Office | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PTA Plastics Longmont | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3510-35100001-6218 | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Denver Parts Distribution Center | 131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 924 | 300 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 924 | 299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nichols Tillage Tools, Inc. - CO | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Devonshire Acres | 129 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bed Bath and Beyond Greenville SC | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jack Hilliard Dist. Co., Inc. - Temple Division | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Airport Maintenance Products Division | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anderson Produce Co., Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Neenah (Hayes)Tubes & Cores - C207 | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton & Franklin Counties, Inc. | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 400 R Steet | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dave Wilson Nursery | 131 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.