Attic Ladder Injuries
People are injured on attic ladders when the ladder material fails catastrophically ladder hinges fail ladder rivets or other connections fail the anchor points fail or when they fall from the ladder must be considered and dealt with.
Attic ladder injuries. Nearly 3 500 of those accidents were injuries to the head. Replacement parts for attic ladders wernerparts. A 54 year old woman suffered a fatal ladder fall after retrieving christmas decorations from her attic. Attic ladder installation replacement lowe s.
It has been alleged that the hinges on werner s easy access attic ladders are made from a low grade metal that is susceptible to bending breaking or shearing which puts consumers at risk for serious injuries. On the official reporting website of the consumer product and safety commission a woman described a set of injuries suffered by her husband. 30 in x 56 5 in folding steel attic ladder with 350 lbs. How werner attic ladders can cause grave injuries.
Before you start shopping for a new ladder it s important to understand some of the common causes of ladder accidents. Ladder accidents claim the lives of about 300 people every year and cause thousands of injuries. Our high quality hinges stira folding attic stairs. It has been alleged that the s2200 series of werner co s easy access attic ladders can unexpectedly break putting the person climbing the ladder at risk for serious injuries.
Capacity item 1255133 model 869333. The attorneys at morgan morgan are investigating lawsuits on behalf of consumers who were injured after their new werner co. A single crack caused this tragic event. I spent 2 79 on replacement hardware at lowe s attic stairs.
On april 15 2014 my husband fell onto the cement garage floor when the hinges on the attic ladder he was ascending broke causing the bottom third of the ladder to completely break off. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital for surgery on his fractured left tibia fibula below the knee left tibia above the ankle he has a rod. Choosing the wrong ladder for the job. Reports indicate that one of the ladder rungs broke while she was standing on it.