
Attachment for brush cutters
MachineryInjuries
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The rivets attaching the cutting knives to the blade can break. The knives might consequently detach during use and cause injury.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
Measures taken
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: Retailer
- Stop of sales Voluntary measuresTaken by: Retailer
Product
- Description
- Flail-type cutting attachment consisting of 6 metal knives.
- Packaging
- Transparent plastic packaging with paper pad.
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00677/24 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2024-11
- Published
- 12 March 2024
- Modified
- 11 December 2024
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