Re: werner S2210

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On 9/07/11, Norman Gibbs wrote:
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> on 9/7/11 neg wrote My werner attic ladder which is 5 years old
> broke at the hinge. The ladder is rated 300 lbs and I weight 194 and
> the ladder was used about 10 times per year. Bad product S2210 10
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>>>> On 11/30/09, tvb wrote:
>>>>> On 11/24/09, bob wrote:
>>>>>> Just happened to me last week same problem same ladder
>>>>>> only about three years old
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>>>>> Sorry about your ladder accident. PLEASE call the consumer
>>>> protection hot line at
>>>>> 1-800-638-2772 and report this
>>>>> problems so there may be a recall. Many others have had the
>>>> same problem and it
>>>>> is just a matter of time before someone is seriously injured
>>>> if flawed ladders are
>>>>> not taken off of the market. The only way for that to happen
>>>> is for people like you
>>>>> to report the problem. I know it is a bit of a hassle, but
>>>> please do so for the safety
>>>>> of
>>>>> others. Thank you in
>>>>> advance.
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>>>> I was seriously injured due to a Werner ladder failure. I was
>>>> using a 10 ft Werner
>>>> fiberglass ladder and one of the legs broke inward and I fell
>>>> to
>>>> a concrete floor and suffered a severe closed head trauma and
>>>> broke both arms above the wrist. I now have titanium plates in
>>>> both arms, suffer from cataplexy, narcolopsy, sleep apnea,
>>>> dizziness, slurred speech, headaches, memory loss, and
>>> numerous
>>>> problems. I was in trauma intensive care for 7 days and have
>>>> had
>>>> multiple surgeries and still cannot use my right hand. I was
>>>> out
>>>> of work for 3 months following the fall and lost my job due to
>>>> the absence. The fiberglass rails on my ladder splintered due
>>>> to
>>>> UV disintegration of the fiberglass. This was a known defect
>>> in
>>>> the Werner ladders and they are still selling these ladders. I
>>>> owned my ladder for 10 years and stored it underneath the
>>> eaves
>>>> of my house, out of the sun. The ladder literally shot across
>>>> the
>>>> room and I fell 12 feet. I weigh 230 lbs. and the ladder was
>>>> rated for 300 lbs. I was not above the recommended step on the
>>>> ladder. My complaint is that Werner and Lowes have not
>>>> nationally
>>>> and publically announced this danger because it would probably
>>>> hurt their sales.
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>> WARNING: There have been numerous reported incidences of the
> hinges on this model
>> breaking, with little use, resulting in serious injury to the
> user. Just do a google search
>> with the search words: Werner s2210 broke.
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>> There are many other threads on counsel.net with reported problems
> about these s2200
>> series ladders (S2210 and S2208). I count at least 8 different
> threads on counsel.net,
>> including:
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>> Werner S2210 Capacity hinge shear, Werner s2210, Werner S2210,
> Werner pull down
>> attic ladder, Werner Ladder, Werner S2210 Attic Ladder, Werner
> Attic Ladder S2208
>> Junk, and Werner Attic Ladder S2200 series.
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>> I count at least 50 reports from those eight different threads.
> Please review them all for
>> a more comprehensive view of the extent of this problem. Also,
> please post your
>> complaint on the s2210 (small “s” not capital) thread which seems
> to have the most
>> reports.
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>> If you've had problems with this model, please call the consumer
> protection hot line at
>> 1-800-638-2772 and report these problems so there may be a
> recall. If you have
>> already done so, follow-up with a letter to ask why nothing has
> been done with respect
>> to a recall.
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>> As you can see, many others have had the same problem and it is
> just a matter of time
>> before someone is seriously injured if flawed ladders are not
> taken off of the market.
>> The only way for that to happen is for people like you to report
> the problem. I know it is
>> a bit of a hassle, but please do so for the safety of others.
> Thank you in advance.
>>
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>>> I was hurt bad on a 8 ft werner ladder. I owned my own gutter
>>> company and was putting up fascia on a house. when I was
>>> standing on the 3rd wrung down from the top of the ladder taking
>>> measurements when all at once no warnings the right leg just
>>> split from the bottom up to the first wrung and folded over this
>>> ladder was a 300 lb rated and i only weighed 200. It threw me of
>>> backward on to my back and arm causing compound fractures of my
>>> arm and severe back problems. I was in critical condition for
>>> three days. I have had 4 surgeries on my hand and still have two
>>> more to have done but cant get them done because I have no
>>> insurance. I have lost my business,my old car collection trying
>>> to save my house and now they just foreclosed on it I have lost
>>> everything I have worked my but off for and now have nothing and
>>> dont know what to do. this isnt the first ladder that I have had
>>> from them do this I have four ladders of theirs that have either
>>> broke the leg or the rivet supports have broke through or pulled
>>> through like the fiberglass failed. my question is what do we
>>> do? I hired a lawer and he finally came back and said after
>>> almost two years that its a case he cant win now I dont know
>>> what to do but I feal like they should be held reliable