Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Rivet Pulls Through Fiberglass Ladder Rail

MASE Product Failure Injury Report

Product involved: Fiberglass ladder

What happened: Worker injured when fiberglass stepladder spreader bar rivet pulled through the fiberglass.

Injuries: unknown

Recommendations: Use a material that does not weaken as significantly over time, such as aluminum, warn users of decreased strength of fiberglass after time and exposure to elements, increase stability of stepladder to prevent racking and excessive side forces

OSHA/Standard violations?: unknown

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