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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 44044 Merrill Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in universal joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing.

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

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.

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.

Laceration to left forearm

Robot arm

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

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
Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
311
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
656,882
EIN
381961152
Establishment ID
967497
Employer case #
329
Date of incident
Shift started
14:47
Time of incident
22:00
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-03-01

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