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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 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
Front Yoke Line G Cell 4 1151 Lathe

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Before the incident

[REDACTED] manually loading a slip yoke into the machine he pinched his hand between the part and the tailstock causing the laceration to right hand. Once he was in supervisor office he passed out (seeing his own blood) EMS was called and taken by ambulance to [REDACTED]. After getting 4 or 5 stitches he was fine.

What happened

[REDACTED] manually loading a slip yoke into the machine he pinched his hand between the part and the tailstock causing the laceration to right hand. Once he was in supervisor office he passed out (seeing his own blood) EMS was called and taken by ambulance to [REDACTED]. After getting 4 or 5 stitches he was fine.

Injury or illness

Laceration to right hand

Object or substance involved

pinched his hand between the part and the tailstock

Summary line

Laceration to right hand pinched his hand between the part and the tailstock

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 #
320

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
9:30:00.000
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
Submitted
01MAR24:20:06:00

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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.