CHICAGO — Werner Co. is recalling approximately 122,250 of its 20-foot and 24-foot Multi-Max Pro multi-purpose ladders after reports of the ladders’ locking mechanisms jamming, posing a serious fall ...

A Bloomington man died three days after he fell from a 24-foot ladder while working on a barn. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office said Robert Mathre, 57, was working Friday morning on a farm on Pine ...

The community is mourning a Whitehall man who died this weekend following a fall from a ladder. Touni Bsiela, 43, was pronounced dead around 12:20 p.m. Saturday, April 8, after falling 20 feet to the ...

Ask anyone what danger you face when using a ladder, and the likely answer will have to do with falling off the ladder. True, that is a danger. But it’s not the only one. Let’s look at some others.

Over the years, fire departments long have recognized the importance of carrying portable ground ladders on their apparatus. Engine company units typically have been equipped with a minimum of three ...