Sterling Heights, MI — 2023-10-31

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

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2023-10-31, 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: JL3W Final Turn #1006

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 13

Before the incident

Injured loading 1006 the robot arm struck him in the the left forearm and bicep area . After inspection of the machine it appears the safety switch that turns off the robot arm to the right side was removed. [REDACTED] has replaced it. The operator was opening the door to run the right side not knowing the robot was running on the left. He was informed to not hand load anymore for the night but ignored the direction which caused his injury.

What happened

Injury or illness

Laceration to left forearm

Object or substance involved

Robot arm

Summary line

Robot arm struck him in the the left forearm and bicep area

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 #: 329

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-10-31
Shift started: 14:47:00.000
Time of incident: 22:00:00.000
Submitted: 01MAR24:21:07:00

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.