Universal joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Michigan
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ
Sterling Heights, MI · ~364 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ runs at 84% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Universal joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ: 4.5 TCR = 84% of Universal joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ safety composite
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ: 3.0 → 6.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.74× in 2023
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ's TCR rose 3.1 from 3.0 in 2022 to 6.1 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336350 · Sterling Heights, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.5 · 84% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #37/61
- PHOTO Farrar Corporation N…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~364 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Farrar Corporation Norwich (0.0 TCR gap)
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J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Goodale Auto-T
Goodale Auto-Truck Parts Co., Inc.
4.6 TCR
- This site
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ
4.5 TCR
- Farrar Corpora
Farrar Corporation Norwich
4.5 TCR
- Alto Products
Alto Products Corp
4.5 TCR
- Axletech Inter
Axletech International
4.5 TCR
What this shows J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ averages 4.5 TCR (84% of the Universal joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ TCR series: 2022=3 · 2023=6.1 · BLS 5.4
Where J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ falls in its industry
320 Universal joints, automotive, establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 61 Universal joints, automotive, employers in Michigan.
J.G. Kern Enterprises Inc. HQ has more employees than the Universal joints, automotive, truck, and median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336350 · MI · Sterling Heights
320 Universal joints, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 195 employers in Sterling Heights, MI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Farrar Corporation Norwich | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Goodale Auto-Truck Parts Co., Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alto Products Corp | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Axletech International | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Polymers - Plant Eight | 364 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2238 | 364 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2080 | 364 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DEVON FACILITY MANAGEMENT | 364 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sterling Heights Assembly Plant | 5,783 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STERLING PLNT | 2,319 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sterling Stamping Plant | 2,115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Conti, LLC | 1,892 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Katy, Tx #00460 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brakebush Irving, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palm Springs, Fl #00128 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hub Machine & Tool, LP | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | B/E Aerospace Inc (Medley FL) | 364 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Perrigo : Vermont (PVT) | 364 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. | 364 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Navarro Regional LLC | 364 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.