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Millions of ladders recalled nationwide after numerous reports of head injuries, skull fractures

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling more than 3.6 million Little Giant ladders after receiving dozens of reports of injuries, including head trauma and skull fractures.

The ladders, according to the recall , have a mechanism called "Rapid Locks" that are designed to be inserted into the ladders' rungs to help adjust the height.

According to a statement from Little Giant, the Rapid Locks can fail to become fully engaged, causing the ladders to retract and posing a potential fall hazard to consumers.

The company has received 25 reports of the ladders retracting, 19 of which resulted in injury.

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Recalled Little Giant Adjustable Fortress 2.0 ladder (Unknown)

Those incidents resulted in three reports of head injuries which, according to the recall, include traumatic brain injury, skull fractures, concussions, vision loss, hearing loss and cognitive impairment.

The company has also received 16 reports…

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