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OSHA Injury Report: West Star Aviation

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, CO 81506 resulted in days away from work. Employee was aircraft Refueling Tech in aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding).

Establishment
West Star Aviation
Parent company
West Star Aviation
Street
790 Heritage Way
City
Grand Junction
State
CO
ZIP
81506
On-site location
Grand Junction Regional Airport Ramp adjacent to the Air Traffic Control Tower
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Attempting to attach a fuel hose to the defuel truck.

As he was attempting to attach a fuel hose to the defuel truck he tripped over a tool box that was behind him.

Torn rotator cuff in left shoulder.

Tripping over the tool box and landing on the ground.

Torn Rotator Cuff in left shoulder as he tripped over a tool box.

Job description
Aircraft Refueling Tech
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
563
Total hours worked
1040135
EIN
841056824
Establishment ID
1080912
Employer case #
10182275
Date of incident
Shift started
4:45:00.000
Time of incident
12:00:00.000
Submitted
23JAN24:18:26:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.