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OSHA Injury Report: West Star Aviation

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at West Star Aviation in 790 Heritage Way, Grand Junction, CO 81506 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was aircraft Mechanic 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
802 Heritage Way

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
71

Before the incident

The employee was in the process of installing floor panels inside the aircraft.

What happened

While installing floor panels inside the front of the aircraft he reached to access the furthest screws and as he did he felt pain in his right shoulder.

Injury or illness

Pain in right shoulder.

Object or substance involved

Unknown.

Summary line

Pain in right shoulder.

Employee and industry

Job description
Aircraft Mechanic
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
Avg employees
563
Total hours worked
1040135
EIN
841056824
Establishment ID
1080912
Employer case #
10197095

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:21:39:00

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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.