Schlosserhammer 300 g
Schlosserhammer 300 g
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The hammer presents risk of injury because: 1) During the tests, the handle of the hammer broke directly beneath the head after three blows. An unsuitable type of wood was used. The head of the hammer flew off. 2) The head is made of cast iron rather than the required forged tool steel. Cast iron is coarse-grained and brittle and therefore totally unsuitable for tools, especially hammers. Defects in the material (flaws and cavities) weaken it even more. When the hammer is used the head can shatter or break, and flying fragments can cause irreversible injuries.
Measures taken
- Voluntary suspension of sale by retailer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Hammer "EURO TOOLS" Hammer with wooden handle, bearing GS label of the TÜV Product Service (misuse of label).
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0230/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-16
- Published
- 27 April 2006
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