GILMER, TEXAS—
Robroy Industries LLC
Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Robroy Industries LLC, 1100 US Hwy 271, GILMER, TEXAS 75644 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was manually moving a motorized pipe cart into position when their right ring fingertip was caught between the cart and the offload pipe rack, resulting in amputation.
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