Re: Werner 6ft step ladder collapse

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On 1/29/12, Russell Pickard wrote:
> On April 3rd 2010 I was working from a 6 ft fiberglass
> ladder made by Werner and sold at LOWES. It has a 225lb
> weight limit, (I weigh 175lbs) I was on the fourth step and
> removing stucco from a ceiling when BOTH of the support side
> legs folded OUT about 16inches from the floor, the
> fiberglass just splintered and folded which in turn threw me
> resulting in a torn meniscus which in turn resulted in 2
> surgeries and being off work for a year and a half. The
> ladder was stored inside and was less than 2 years old. I
> have had an in person deposition with Werner Lawyers and
> also filled out a 30 question written deposition about 2
> months ago, the workers comp end of it is about to be
> settled but I have no idea what is going to transpire with
> the personal injury case, but I assure you that me searching
> for other cases involving Werner Ladders has enlightened me
> to the fact that it Werner DOES have issues with the safety
> of their equipment. Anyone else out there experience this
> type of issue with Werner made ladders? If so I would like
> to hear from you, russ_pick@yahoo.com