Detroit, MI —
OSHA Injury Report: EW Grobbel
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at EW Grobbel in Detroit, MI 48207 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cUTTER in corned meats made from purchases carcasses.
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
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.