
Grass trimmer head
Universal 65Mn Trimmer Head Coil Chain Brush Cutte
- Notifying country
- Denmark
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The head may be mounted on a grass trimmer and may therefore, against its intended use, be used as a hand-held chain saw. As a consequence, this could cause kickback or loss of control over the tool, resulting in injuries. Additionally, the chain saw elements and cutting attachments are unprotected and could break during use. Consequently, the user could be hit by the head or broken pieces and be injured.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 15 April 2021
Product
- Description
- Head with 2 blades with chain saw elements and cutting attachments. It was advertised as suitable for use on commercially available grass trimmers and brush cutters and was sold online.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00828/21 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2021-23
- Published
- 9 June 2021
- Modified
- 12 September 2023
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