
Hammer "Carpenter’s hammer
Hand toolsInjuries
- Country of origin
- The Netherlands
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
Product presents a danger from detaching parts. The hammer-head is made of cast iron rather than the required forged tool steel. In the practical test the hammer-head broke in several places after only a few blows and the pieces flew through the air.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal of the product from the market by the distributor. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Hammer "Carpenter’s hammer, claw hammer"(Work it). Description: Claw hammer with curved nail claws, polished hammer-head, black with chrome shaft and green handle, yellow and orange "Work-It" sticker on chrome shaft, cleft claws, total length 292 mm.
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0211/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-14
- Published
- 13 April 2006
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-11043
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