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I didn't take the time to dig up any facts but would venture to say that well over 95% of any mechanical failure like these lifts are due to operator error. The equipment either is poorly maintained, improperly operated, improperly installed, or overloaded at some point in its life to cause these failures. Faulty design or manufacturing of the equipment itself surely happens, but it is relatively rare. Overloading is the most dangerous issue. You can do everything absolutely correct....install, maintenance, operation. But if you overload a piece of equipment, you can cause unseen damage that gets worse over time until one day, (could be years later) it completely fails.