Gabler v. Robbins & Myers, Inc.

KAROHL, Judge.

Daniel Gabler, a welder employed by McGrath Machine Company, Inc., appeals after the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Robbins & Myers, Inc. on his product liability claim against the manufacturer of a component of a dumbwaiter. The petition for personal injuries is based on injuries Gabler sustained in January 1987, while attempting to unjam the dumbwaiter at McGrath. The dumbwaiter dropped, and its cable broke, crushing Gabler’s left hand and arm and severing his left leg. He sued Robbins & Myers alleging the hoist, which Robbins & Myers designed and…