Sterling Heights, MI —
OSHA Injury Report: J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 11
Before the incident
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
What happened
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
Injury or illness
right hand abrasions to his hand and wrist.
Object or substance involved
Robot arm
Summary line
Robot arm caused laceration to right hand and wrist
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 20:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 01MAR24:18:40:00
Source
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.