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

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ in 44044 Merrill Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 resulted in other recordable case. 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
HC3W Assembly

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

He was working on [REDACTED] assembly running it in manual and let the handle go. While leaning forward and bent down the handle to struck him in the head.

What happened

He was working on [REDACTED] assembly running it in manual and let the handle go. While leaning forward and bent down the handle to struck him in the head.

Injury or illness

Laceration to head

Object or substance involved

handle not being aware of surroundings

Summary line

Head laceration

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 #
315

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:18:17:00

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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.