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OSHA Injury Report: J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ in Sterling Heights, MI 48314 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in universal joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

Establishment
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ
Parent company
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc.
Street
44044 Merrill Road
City
Sterling Heights
State
MI
ZIP
48314
On-site location
ML FL rougher
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
11

Laceration to right hand and wrist. Robot not stopped when operator placed hand inside. This is an operator error incident did not ensure machine was stopped completely before attempting adjustments to the sensor that tells if a part is ready for loading having robot arm hit his hand

Laceration to right hand and wrist. Robot not stopped when operator placed hand inside. This is an operator error incident did not ensure machine was stopped completely before attempting adjustments to the sensor that tells if a part is ready for loading having robot arm hit his hand

right hand abrasions to his hand and wrist.

Robot arm

Robot arm caused laceration to right hand and wrist

Job description
Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
336350 — Universal joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
311
Total hours worked
656882
EIN
381961152
Establishment ID
967497
Employer case #
318
Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
20:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:18:40:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.