
Trolley jack
Meganex Equipment · Hallitunkki
MachineryInjuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The load marked on the product is too high. When lifting a heavy load, the jack could descend uncontrollably and at speed, trapping and injuring the user underneath.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Machinery Directive and the requirements of the relevant European standard EN 1494.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 28 September 2018
Product
- Description
- Red hydraulic trolley jack with a capacity of 2.5 tons, sold in a cardboard box
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1555/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-043
- Published
- 17 October 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0324/14 has been withdrawn from report 008-2014 of 28/02/2014 following a court ruling regarding the validity of the measures taken. Notification A12/0904/18 has been permanently withdrawn from report 027/2018 of 06/07/2018, following a new assessment of the risk.
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