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OSHA Injury Report: West Star Aviation / Alton

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at West Star Aviation / Alton in 2 Airline Court, East Alton, IL 62024 resulted in days away from work. Employee was paint Tech II in aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
West Star Aviation / Alton
Parent company
West Star Aviation
Street
2 Airline Court
City
East Alton
State
IL
ZIP
62024
On-site location
Hangar 64

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
92
Days restricted or transferred
67

Before the incident

Sanding the top of an aircraft

What happened

Felt a pop in his arm and shoulder

Injury or illness

Strain and torn rotator cuff

Object or substance involved

Unknown

Summary line

Strain in left shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
Paint Tech II
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
Avg employees
677
Total hours worked
1219344
EIN
371203944
Establishment ID
99284
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:15:20:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.