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Cutter for lawn trimmer - Brogio 2.0 – Brogio

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 16 Sep 2010In the weekly report of 17 Sep 2010 (week 37, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Cutter for lawn trimmer - Brogio 2.0
Brand
Brogio
Type / model
Brogio 2.0
Description
Cutter to be fitted to a lawn trimmer. It is used instead of a rotating plastic thread in order to be able to cut branches and bushes instead of grass. Sold in a white cardboard box.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because:- the chains affixed to the cutter are subject to high stresses during normal use and could, as a result of wear and tear, break and be projected at high speed;- the guard of lawn trimmers is not normally designed to withstand the high kinetic energy of projected parts of a metal chain.Fatal accident with a similar product reported in the UK.The product does not comply with the Machinery Directive.
Measures
  • Voluntary stop of sales and recall from consumers
Notifying country
Denmark
Country of origin
Italy
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1407/10
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1407/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-37 (XML)
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