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Wind turbine – Proven

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 3 Apr 2008In the weekly report of 4 Apr 2008 (week 13, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wind turbine
Brand
Proven
Brand as notified
PROVEN
Type / model
WT2500, WT6000, WT6000E and WT15000.
Description
Wind turbine
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because of insufficient tightening or movement of the connecting bolts. This results in fatigue leading to overload which causes the heads of the bolts to pop off. One incident reported.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0383/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0383/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-13 (XML)
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