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OSHA Injury Report: EW Grobbel

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at EW Grobbel in PO Box 07580 2500 Orleans St, Detroit, MI 48207 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cUTTER in corned meats made from purchases carcasses.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
EW Grobbel
Parent company
EW Grobbel Sons, Inc.
Street
PO Box 07580 2500 Orleans St
City
Detroit
State
MI
ZIP
48207
On-site location
PRO

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
19

Before the incident

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CUTTING BOARD

What happened

EMPLOYEE SAT WHIZARD KNIFE (POWERED ROTARY KNIFE) WITH THE BLADE FACING UP WITHOUT TURNING OFF. AS HE WENT TO CLEAN THE CUTTING BOARD HIS THUMB HIT THE BLADE. [REDACTED] GLOVES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE OFF-HAND WHILE USING THIS EQUIPMENT. DUE TO IMPROPER USAGE THE GRIP HAND WITHOUT [REDACTED] WAS INJURED.

Injury or illness

RIGHT THUMB LACERATION

Object or substance involved

WHIZARD KNIFE

Summary line

WHIZARD KNIFE - NOT TURNING OFF WHEN NOT IN USE

Employee and industry

Job description
CUTTER
SOC code
51-3021 — Butchers and Meat Cutters
NAICS code
311612 — Corned meats made from purchases carcasses
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
348
Total hours worked
570223
EIN
382188414
Establishment ID
953951
Employer case #
6

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
16:00
Time of incident
17:43
Filing year
2024
Submitted
31MAR2025:18:58:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.