Grand Junction, CO ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Star Aviation
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at West Star Aviation in 790 Heritage Way, Grand Junction, CO 81506 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was paint Tech I 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
- 804 Heritage Way
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Removing paint from an aircraft using a razor blade.
What happened
Razor blade slipped and cut employees left palm. While employee was washing the blood off his hand he became dizzy and attempted to sit down and then he passed out and struck his head on the concrete floor.
Injury or illness
Laceration to right thumb requiring a single stitch.
Object or substance involved
Razor blade
Summary line
Laceration to right thumb requiring a single stitch due to a razor blade.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Paint Tech I
- 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 #
- 10191088
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 07:30
- 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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