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Flail-type cutting attachments for brush cutters

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 26 Jul 2023In the weekly report of 28 Jul 2023 (week 30, 2023)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Flail-type cutting attachments for brush cutters
Description
Flail-type cutting attachment with 2 chains for portable hand-held brush cutters. Diameter: 330 mm.
Risk
The chains are unprotected and could break during use. Consequently, the user could be hit by the head or the broken pieces of the chain saw and be injured. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with those of Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the distributor · from 23 Feb 2023
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 23 Feb 2023
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the distributor · from 28 Nov 2022
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01713/23Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01713/23Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01713/23Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01713/23
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01713/23
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2023-30 (XML)
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