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Carabiner / quickdraw – Black Diamond “Wiregate Carabiners, Solid Gate Carabiners, Locking Screwgate Carabiners”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 9 Mar 2016In the weekly report of 18 Mar 2016 (week 11, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Carabiner / quickdraw
Brand
Black Diamond (7 alerts)
Name
Wiregate Carabiners, Solid Gate Carabiners, Locking Screwgate Carabiners
Type / model
  • Locking Screwgate Carabiners: Rocklock Screwgate, Positron Screwgate, Mini Pear Biner Screwgate, Vaporlock Screwgate, Nitron Screwgate.
  • Solid Gate Carabiners: Positron, Nitron, "D", Oval.
  • Wiregate Carabiners: Hotwire, Oz, Neutrino, Ovalwire , Hoodwire.
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
Locking Screwgate Carabiners: Rocklock Screwgate, Positron Screwgate, Mini Pear Biner Screwgate, Vaporlock Screwgate, Nitron Screwgate., Solid Gate Carabiners: Positron, Nitron, "D", Oval., Wiregate Carabiners: Hotwire, Oz, Neutrino, Ovalwire , Hoodwire.
Batch numbers
Carabiners with an "A" in the production code are not concerned by the recall. Carabiners and quickdraws with a manufacturing code between 4350 and 6018 are affected. (official alert record)
Batch as notified
Carabiners with an "A" in the production code are not concerned by the recall.Carabiners and quickdraws with a manufacturing code between 4350 and 6018 are affected.
Description
Carabiner / quickdraw used for climbing to protect against falls from a height.
Risk
null A defect in the gate of the carabiner could cause the carabiner to fail or function incorrectly. As a consequence, the user could fall from a height. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the importer · from 3 Feb 2016
Notifying country
Austria
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0333/16Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0333/16Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0333/16
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0333/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-011 (XML)
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