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Attachment for brush cutters

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 12 Mar 2024In the weekly report of 15 Mar 2024 (week 11, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Attachment for brush cutters
Type / model
  • FTC136
  • FTC179
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
FTC136, FTC179
Barcode
5907580155364
Barcodes listed
5907580155364 (official alert record)
Description
Flail-type cutting attachment consisting of 6 metal knives.
Risk
The rivets attaching the cutting knives to the blade can break. The knives might consequently detach during use and cause injury. 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
  • Warning consumers of the risks · by the retailer
  • Stop of sales · by the retailer
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00677/24
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00677/24
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-11 (XML)
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