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Grass trimmer head “Lawn mower chain trimmer head brush cutter for gar”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 10 Jun 2021In the weekly report of 18 Jun 2021 (week 24, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Grass trimmer head
Name
Lawn mower chain trimmer head brush cutter for gar
Description
Head with 2 blades with chain saw elements. It was advertised as suitable for use on commercially available grass trimmers and brush cutters and was sold online.
Risk
The head may be mounted on a grass trimmer, against its intended use, be used as a hand-held chain saw. As a consequence, this could cause kickback or loss of control over the tool, resulting in injuries. Additionally, the chain saw elements and cutting attachments are unprotected and could break during use. Consequently, the user could be hit by the head or broken pieces and be injured. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
Measures
  • Stop of sales · from 11 Mar 2021
Notifying country
Denmark
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00861/21
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00861/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-24 (XML)
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