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 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
- 796 Heritage Way
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was moving the chalks at the base of the wheels on the aircraft.
What happened
Employee went to move the chalks on the wheel of the aircraft and as he went to get up off the floor he hit his head on the corner of the right hand gear door.
Injury or illness
Head contusion requiring stitches.
Object or substance involved
Aircraft gear door.
Summary line
Head contusion requiring stitches as a result of hitting his head on the gear door of the aircraft.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Paint 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 #
- 10196378
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 15:30
- 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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