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CPSC, Keller Announce Recall of Certain Model Industrial Fiberglass Extension Ladders

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Name of Product:
Fiberglass Extension Ladders
Hazard:

A support brace located on the ladder's base section could interfere with the operation of the rung locks. If the brace interferes with the locks, the ladder may appear to be securely locked in place when it is not. As a result the ladder could collapse causing a person standing on the ladder to fall and be seriously injured.

Remedy:
Refund
Replace
Recall Date:
April 10, 1996
Units:

29,691

Consumer Contact

William Demeritt, Jacuzzi Brands Corp., 13925 City Center Drive, Suite 200, Chino Hills, CA 91709, phone (909) 247-2033

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Keller Industries of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., recalled 29,691 Industrial Type I and Industrial Heavy Duty Type IA fiberglass extension ladders. A support brace located on the ladder's base section could interfere with the operation of the rung locks. If the brace interferes with the locks, the ladder may appear to be securely locked in place when it is not. As a result the ladder could collapse causing a person standing on the ladder to fall and be seriously injured.

Keller Industries sold the ladders under the brand names "Keller" and "Columbia". The following ladders are subject to the recall:
 

Model

Description

Dates Manufactured

Number Sold

Keller 5016

16 ft., Yellow, Type I

3/1/93 - 12/31/94

635

Keller 5028

28 ft., Yellow, Type I

3/1/93 - 12/31/95

1,533

Keller 5128

28 ft., Orange, Type IA

7/1/90 - 12/31/95

19,283

Keller 5132

32 ft., Orange, Type IA

7/1/90 - 5/31/94

5,353

Keller 5136

36 ft., Orange, Type IA

3/1/91 - 12/31/95

221

Keller 5140

40 ft., Orange, Type IA

3/1/91 - 12/31/95

367

Columbia EF4128

28 ft., Yellow, Type I

3/1/93 - 12/31/95

40

Columbia EF1028

28 ft., Orange, Type IA

7/1/90 - 12/31/95

1,103

Columbia EF1032

32 ft., Orange, Type IA

7/1/90 - 5/31/94

677

Columbia EF1036

36 ft., Orange, Type IA

3/1/91 - 12/31/95

151

Columbia EF1040

40 ft., Orange, Type IA

3/1/91 - 12/31/95

328



Hardware and home supply stores sold the 16-foot ladder for $150 to $175; the 28-foot ladder for $250 to $300; the 32-foot ladder for $325 to $375; the 36-foot ladder for $400 to $450; and the 40-foot ladder for $450 to $500.

Consumers should stop using the ladders immediately and contact William Demeritt, Jacuzzi Brands Corp., 13925 City Center Drive, Suite 200, Chino Hills, CA 91709, phone (909) 247-2033, to get a rung lock replacement for retrofit or, if the retrofit is not available, a replacement ladder or refund of the purchase price.

Remedy:

Consumers should stop using the ladders immediately and contact William Demeritt, Jacuzzi Brands Corp., 13925 City Center Drive, Suite 200, Chino Hills, CA 91709, phone (909) 247-2033, to get a rung lock replacement for retrofit or, if the retrofit is not available, a replacement ladder or refund of the purchase price.

Recall number:
96-095

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