Over 3.6 million ladders sold at Lowe's and Costco recalled after reports of serious injuries

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of about 3,662,000 Little Giant ladders with Rapid Locks due to a fall hazard. The CPSC said the ladders can suddenly retract if the Rapid Locks are not fully engaged, and that Little Giant has received 25 reports of retractions, including 19 injury reports. Three involved head injuries such as traumatic brain injury, skull fracture, concussion, vision loss, hearing loss and cognitive impairment. Sixteen described other injuries, including fractures, lacerations and bruising. Affected models include Adjustable Fortress 2.0, Conquest 2.0, Dark Horse 2.0, Epic, King Kombo XT, Leveler, MegaLite, MegaLite+, Multi, Quantum and Vector.