Original; see modified release: Attic Stairways Recalled by Davidson Ladder
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 1998
Release # 98-132
Company Phone Number: (888) 548-4424 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
CPSC, Davidson Ladder Inc. Announce Recall of Attic Stairways
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Davidson Ladder Inc. of
Smyrna, Tenn., is recalling about 1,150 attic stairways. A
hinge can fail, causing the opened stairways to collapse.
Consumers climbing the stairs can fall and be injured.
CPSC and Davidson Ladder Inc. have received 5 reports
of ladders collapsing, resulting in two injuries. One
consumer fractured his arm and another strained his knee.
The attic stairways are made with aluminum steps and
rails with a wooden door and frame surrounding the stairway.
The recalled stairways display the following model numbers
on a white sticker on the bottom step: AS224P, AL224P,
AS254P and AL254P. The wooden door displays four labels,
three of which provide safety information and a fourth that
reads in part, "DAVIDSON MANUFACTURING."
Builders Square, Home Depot, Stein Lumber, Holston
Building Products and small independent stores nationwide
sold the stairways from January 1995 through March 1997 for
about $150 to $200.
Consumers should stop using the stairways immediately
and contact the store where purchased. Stores will install
the consumer's choice of either a new aluminum or wooden
attic stairway free of charge. For more information about
this recall, consumers should call Davidson Ladder Inc.
toll-free at (888) 548-4424 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CDT
Monday through Friday, or write to the company at 728 Straub
Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017-7948.
