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 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
employee was using a hand pick to remove dried paint from screw heads
What happened
As employee was using a hand pick to remove dried paint from screw heads some paint debris fell into one eye. EE was unable to flush debris out with eye wash station assistance. Employee was not wearing Safety Glasses during this task and the accident resulted in an [REDACTED] Recordable injury.
Injury or illness
Scratched eye
Object or substance involved
hand pick debris
Summary line
As employee was using a hand pick to remove dried paint from screw heads some paint debris fell into one eye. EE was unable to flush debris out with eye wash station assistance.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Aircraft Maintenance Technician
- 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 #
- ALN2024-10
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- 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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