Van Nuys, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Western Jet Aviation -A StandardAero Company
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Jet Aviation -A StandardAero Company in Van Nuys, CA 91406 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Western Jet Aviation -A StandardAero Company
- Parent company
- Western Jet Aviation -A StandardAero Company
- Street
- 16101 Saticoy St.
- City
- Van Nuys
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 91406
- On-site location
- StandardAero-Hangar
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
employee while opening left lower engine cowling found it required force to overcome because it was stuck while changing the position of hands it became loose and while falling open the thumb became caught in the oil servicing door.
What happened
employee while opening left lower engine cowling found it required force to overcome because it was stuck while changing the position of hands it became loose and while falling open the thumb became caught in the oil servicing door. which was open to use as a hand hold. this caused employees hand to become caught as the door pulled away form employe and employees thumb was bent backwards toward employee wrist.
Injury or illness
sprain hand left thumb
Object or substance involved
opening lower engine cowling
Summary line
sprain hand left thumb opening lower engine cowling caught in under on between
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-3011 — Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- NAICS code
- 488190 — Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 115
- Total hours worked
- 244894
- EIN
- 954689097
- Establishment ID
- 1203346
- Employer case #
- 1E01E0185
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 10:55
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 13FEB26:21:31:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.