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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 44044 Merrill Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 resulted in days away from work. Employee was leader 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
Okuma OP20 and Heat Treat Machines

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
37

Before the incident

walking to get more parts and walked into the conveyor and hit his head and then fell on concrete floor onto his bottom between Okuma [REDACTED] and heat treat machine.

What happened

walking to get more parts and walked into the conveyor and hit his head and then fell on concrete floor onto his bottom between Okuma [REDACTED] and heat treat machine.

Injury or illness

strained back

Object or substance involved

concrete floor

Summary line

strain sprain low back

Employee and industry

Job description
Leader
SOC code
51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
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 #
316

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:18:27:00

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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.