Grand Junction, CO ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Star Aviation - GJT
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Star Aviation - GJT in 796 Heritage Way, Grand Junction, CO 81506 resulted in days away from work. Employee was paint Technician I in aviation Maintenance and Repair Services.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Star Aviation - GJT
- Parent company
- West Star Avation
- Street
- 796 Heritage Way
- City
- Grand Junction
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 81506
- On-site location
- GJT
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 15
Before the incident
sanding the aircraft
What happened
While sanding on the aircraft wearing fall protection he moved too quickly causing the overhead SRL to lock up which hurt his back.
Injury or illness
strained back
Object or substance involved
safety restraint
Summary line
While sanding on the aircraft wearing fall protection he moved too quickly causing the overhead SRL to lock up which hurt his back.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Paint Technician I
- SOC code
- 51-9123: Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
- NAICS code
- 488190: Aviation Maintenance and Repair Services
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 588
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,120,600
- EIN
- 841056824
- Establishment ID
- 1315172
- Employer case #
- 29881
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-11
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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