{
  "alert_number": "A12/1440/18",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-1440-18",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/332591",
  "safety_gate_published": "2018-09-26",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2018,
    "week": 40,
    "date": "2018-10-05"
  },
  "category": "Machinery",
  "product": "Log splitter",
  "brand_as_notified": "Timco Tools",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Timco Tools",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/timcotools"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Pikahalkomakone 7 Ton / 51cm",
  "model": "WP-7N",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Electrical kinetic wedge splitter with a force of 7 tons.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "risk": "The two-handed safety switch does not function correctly. The user could trigger the splitter with only one hand while having the second hand /arm in the trajectory of the pressure plate or close to the wedge, increasing the risk of injuries.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 609-1.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "5 Sep 2018"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: 05/09/2018",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Finland",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "WP-7N"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}