Re: Werner 6200

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Rose,

We’re preparing to litigate a case that sure sounds VERY similar. I would be so
grateful to get some photos from you!

Marc Lenahan, Attorney
888.473.2820 toll-free
www.DallasSevereInjuryLawyer.com

On 8/30/10, Rose wrote:
> I was recently injured using a Werner 6200 ladder. I was
> standing on the third rung from the top trying to pull stuff
> down from the rafters in my garage.. While doing so, I felt
> the ladder shift all of a sudden. I looked down and saw that
> the internal spreader on the right hand side was slowly
> bending outwards. Fearing that it was going to snap I
> started making my way down it. Well, I wasn't aware that
> because this (right side bending) the left front side of the
> ladder was no longer touching the ground. So, the second I
> put my right foot down I was instantly propelled downwards.
> I slammed face first on to the hood of a car, bounced
> backwards hitting a metal filing cabinet, flipped over that
> and landed on the cement. I had numerous injuries. Black
> eye, bottom front teeth knocked loose, and severe bruising
> on my back and kidney. I've eventually lost the feeling in
> my right foot and leg, as well as my lower extremities. The
> impact of me hitting the metal cabinet was so great that a
> portion of my lower spinal column shifted to the left and I
> now look as though I'm leaning sideways. We still have the
> ladder and you can see that, with the locks in place, it's
> bent and the left foot is off the ground. I'm five-foot four
> and weigh about 125 pounds so I don't think that I could
> have caused it! Has anyone ever heard of something like this
> happening anywhere else? Or to anyone?