Re: werner S2210
Posted by jack r. on 7/11/10
On 5/29/10, tvb wrote: > On 2/12/10, Barry wrote: >> 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 >>> >>> 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. >> >> 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. > > WARNING: There have been numerous reported incidences of the hinges on these > S2208 and S2210 models breaking, with little use, resulting in serious injury to the > user. Just do a google search with the search words: Werner s2210 broke. > > There are many other threads on counsel.net with reported problems about these > S2200 series ladders (S2208 and S2210). I count at least 8 different threads, > including: > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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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