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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 paint Tech I 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
804 Heritage Way

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
25

Before the incident

Employee was sanding the bottom of an aircraft wing.

What happened

While laying on a floor creeper sanding the bottom of an aircraft wing he repositioned the creeper and felt a pop in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Unspecified lower back pain

Object or substance involved

Unknown

Summary line

Unspecified lower back pain.

Employee and industry

Job description
Paint Tech I
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
563
Total hours worked
1040135
EIN
841056824
Establishment ID
1080912
Employer case #
10211060

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:21:59:00

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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.