Chattanooga, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Star Aviation / Chattanooga
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at West Star Aviation / Chattanooga in 5900 Lovell Field Loop, Chattanooga, TN 37421 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was paint Tech III in aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Star Aviation / Chattanooga
- Parent company
- West Star Aviation
- Street
- 5900 Lovell Field Loop
- City
- Chattanooga
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37421
- On-site location
- Strip Bay Hangar
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 180
Before the incident
Transitioning from the aircraft fuselage to the belly of the aircraft.
What happened
Felt his collar bone shoulder pop.
Injury or illness
Sanding
Object or substance involved
2 pound DA Sander.
Summary line
Strained collar bone area related to overhead sanding
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Paint Tech III
- SOC code
- 51-9124: Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 488190: Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 383
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 678,159
- EIN
- 841056824
- Establishment ID
- 99317
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-26
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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