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Machinery

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 10 Aug 2006In the weekly report of 11 Aug 2006 (week 31, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Angle grinder “Man’s friend”Type/model: MF 125-104.
Risk
This product poses a risk of electric shock because:- during the electric strength test the breakdown occurred (unsatisfactory insulation);- certain internal wires which are not fixed can get into contact with moving parts and get damaged.This grinder also poses a risk of fire because during normal load test the functioning of the machine became abnormal, smoke was emitted through the ventilation holes and the product caught fire.Due to the short-circuit and fire the commutator and the insulation of the stator-coil and armature coil burned down. This product does not include all required markings.This angle grinder does not comply with the Machinery Directive and the European Standards.
Measures
  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authority
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0498/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0498/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-31 (XML)
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