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Log splitter – Preeco “Fast log splitter”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 13 Jun 2019In the weekly report of 17 Jul 2020 (week 29, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Log splitter
Brand
Preeco
Name
Fast log splitter
Type / model
7T
Description
Kinetic log splitter. The product was sold online.
Risk
The two hand control does not function adequately. Thus the user may take his/her hand(s) in the splitting zone while using the machine. Furthermore, the emergency stop does not stop all movement, it stops only the engine. The user's hand(s) may get caught in between the moving pressure plate/log and the splitting wedge of the machine, leading to injury.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the importer · from 24 May 2019
Notifying country
Finland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0908/19
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0908/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-29 (XML)
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