
Grass trimmer head
Universal Weed Grass 6 Blade Steel Trimmer Head Br
MachineryInjuries
- Notifying country
- Denmark
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The head may be mounted on a grass trimmer, against its intended use. Therefore the 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: 12 April 2021
Product
- Description
- Head with cutting attachments. It was advertised as suitable for use on commercially available grass trimmers and brush cutters. The product was sold online, in particular via eBay.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00869/21 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2021-24
- Published
- 10 June 2021
- Modified
- 22 May 2023
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