Re: werner S2210

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On 7/11/10, jack r. wrote:
> 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.
>>

I noticed that many people are just replacing the broken hinges (leaving the other original
hinges in place). Since I have seen reports of both the top and bottom hinges breaking, I
am wondering why these people are not replacing all of the original hinges and why they
have confidence that the other original hinges wonlt also break.