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 accessories 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
- 2465 Patterson Road
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Employee was adding an aircraft part adding a part to the stripping tank.
What happened
The employee was lifting the lid of the stripping tank and as he did the lid of the tank fell and landed on his right arm.
Injury or illness
Laceration on right forearm requiring sutures.
Object or substance involved
Lid of the stripping tank.
Summary line
Laceration on right forearm requiring sutures as a result of the lid of the stripping tank impacting his arm.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Accessories Tech
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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 #
- 10201936
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- 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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