Rotary cutting head with six knifes - brushcutters
FLINKE FACHGEBIT Germany
MachineryInjuries
- Notifying country
- Hungary
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The rivets attaching the cutting knives to the blade could break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the Commission Decision 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: DistributorIn force from: 28 November 2022
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 28 November 2022
Product
- Description
- Cutting attachment consisting of 6 knives. Diameter: 250 mm.
- Packaging
- Blister packaging.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/02017/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-35
- Published
- 31 August 2023
- Modified
- 13 October 2023
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/02069/23 has been withdrawn as a duplication of A12/01402/23. At the request of the national authority, notification A11/00097/23 has been withdrawn.
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