Grand Junction, CO ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Star Aviation
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Star Aviation in 790 Heritage Way, Grand Junction, CO 81506 resulted in days away from work. Employee was paint Detail Tech in aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Star Aviation
- Parent company
- West Star Aviation
- Street
- 790 Heritage Way
- City
- Grand Junction
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 81506
- On-site location
- 790 Heritage Way
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Lifting his toll box up and into the back of the paint shop truck.
What happened
While lifting his tool box into the back of the paint shop truck he felt a significant pop in his upper left rib area.
Injury or illness
Segmental and somatic dysfunction of rib cage and Chondrocostal junction syndrome.
Object or substance involved
Lifting his tool box.
Summary line
Segmental and somatic dysfunction of rib cage and Chondrocostal junction syndrome as a result of lifting his tool box.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Paint Detail Tech
- 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)
- 563
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,040,135
- EIN
- 841056824
- Establishment ID
- 1080912
- Employer case #
- 10186396
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 05:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-23
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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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