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OSHA Injury Report: EW Grobbel

Skin disorder · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , a skin disorder at EW Grobbel in PO Box 07580 2500 Orleans St, Detroit, MI 48207 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was gENERAL LABOR 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
SUPPLY E

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Skin disorder (code 2)
Days restricted or transferred
27

Before the incident

WASHING SMOKEHOUSE RACKS

What happened

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING SMOKEHOUSE RACKS. WHILE WASHING RACKS SOAP SEEPED THROUGH HIS PPE (RIGHT DISPOSABLE SLEEVE GUARD) CAUSING A BURN TO HIS RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM. EMPLOYEE DID NOT INITIALLY WANT TO GO TO THE CLINIC AND RECEIVED IN HOUSE FIRST AID. LATER HE REQUESTED TO GO TO THE CLINIC AND WAS DIAGNOSISED WITH A CHEMICAL BURN

Injury or illness

CHEMICAL BURN TO RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM

Object or substance involved

SOAP THAT LEAKED THROUGH PPE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING RATHER THAN IMMEDIATELY FLUSHING

Summary line

CHEMICAL BURN WHILE CLEANING

Employee and industry

Job description
GENERAL LABOR
SOC code
51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
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 #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
12:14
Filing year
2024
Submitted
31MAR2025:19:02:00

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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.