Establishment profile
WEST STAR AVIATION
790 HERITAGE WAY, GRAND JUNCTION, CO, 81506
Operated by West Star Aviation · 1 of 3 establishments
488190 — Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
EIN 841056824
Summary
WEST STAR AVIATION has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $2,805 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WEST STAR AVIATION appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $2,805 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D01 II | 1 | 1 | $660 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 III | 1 | 1 | $660 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $495 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 B04 II | 1 | 1 | $495 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $495 | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4881 within CO. Peer group: 76 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 554 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for WEST STAR AVIATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WEST STAR AVIATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WEST STAR AVIATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WEST STAR AVIATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for WEST STAR AVIATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WEST STAR AVIATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 3 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WEST STAR AVIATION 790 HERTIGAGE WAY · GRAND JUNCTION, CO, 81506 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
WEST STAR AVIATION 2858 AVIATORS WAY · GRAND JUNCTION, CO, 81506 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
WEST STAR AVIATION 790 HERITAGE WAY · GRAND JUNCTION, CO, 81506 | Water | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 324110 - PETROLEUM REFINERIES. Last action: 2026-05-04. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-12-02 | Complaint | 11 | 8 | $2,805 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
WEST STAR AVIATION is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization West Star Aviation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of West Star Aviation across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- WESTPAC RESTORATIONS INC.COLORADO SPRINGS — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE CLUB AT CENTENNIAL, LLCENGLEWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
- GOLD METAL PAINT CO, LLCWATKINS — 1 federal enforcement record
- REDSTONE EDUCATION, LPBROOMFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- CUTTER AVIATION COLORADO SPRINGS, LLCCENTENNIAL — 1 federal enforcement record
- RAMPART AVIATION, LLCCOLORADO SPRINGS — 1 federal enforcement record
- DUNCAN AVIATION, INC.ENGLEWOOD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by West Star Aviation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- WEST STAR AVIATION, INC.GRAND JUNCTION, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All West Star Aviation locationsParent rollup
- Other Support Activities for Air TransportationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in COState-wide enforcement data
- Other Support Activities in COIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WEST STAR AVIATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup West Star Aviation, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is WEST STAR AVIATION's OSHA violation history?
- WEST STAR AVIATION has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $2,805 in total penalties.
- How does WEST STAR AVIATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- WEST STAR AVIATION operates in the other support activities for air transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. WEST STAR AVIATION's self-reported DART rate is 3.31 compared to an industry average of 2.7.