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 aircraft Maintenance 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
- 2858 Aviators Way
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 13
Before the incident
Employee was pulling off an over wing panel on the aircraft.
What happened
While pulling off a panel on the aircraft his right hand let go off the panel and he tried grabbing the panel with his left hand to prevent it from hitting the plane but the force of the panel on the aircraft crushed his left wrist between the panel and the aircraft.
Injury or illness
Contusion of left wrist and Sprain of radiocarpal joint of left wrist.
Object or substance involved
Panel on the aircraft
Summary line
Contusion of left wrist and Sprain of radiocarpal joint of left wrist caused by impact from panel on the aircraft.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Aircraft Maintenance 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
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 563
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,040,135
- EIN
- 841056824
- Establishment ID
- 1080912
- Employer case #
- 10192759
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 08:00
- 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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