East Alton, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Star Aviation - ALN
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Star Aviation - ALN in 18 Terminal Drive, East Alton, IL 62024 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was aircraft Maintenance Technician I in aviation Maintenance and Repair Services.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Star Aviation - ALN
- Parent company
- West Star Avation
- Street
- 18 Terminal Drive
- City
- East Alton
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 62024
- On-site location
- ALN
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Working on an engine component by the thrust reverser
What happened
While completing an engine component maintenance task his right middle finger struck a piece a sheet metal inside the thrust reverser area. Resulting in a laceration that required 2 stitches.
Injury or illness
Laceration of finger
Object or substance involved
sheet metal aircraft
Summary line
While completing an engine component maintenance task his right middle finger struck a piece a sheet metal inside the thrust reverser area. Resulting in a laceration that required 2 stitches.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Aircraft Maintenance Technician I
- SOC code
- 49-3011: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- NAICS code
- 488190: Aviation Maintenance and Repair Services
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 643
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 1,285,468
- EIN
- 371203944
- Establishment ID
- 1315170
- Employer case #
- 22041
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 15:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-19
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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, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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