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Attachment for brush cutter “Chain trimmer head”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 7 Aug 2025In the weekly report of 15 Aug 2025 (week 33, 2025)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Attachment for brush cutter
Name
Chain trimmer head
Description
Flail-type cutting attachment with two chainsaw chains. Product sold online, in particular via Alibaba.com (identification number: 1601322455313).
Risk
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
Measures
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace · from 1 Aug 2025
Online marketplace
Alibaba
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02943/25
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert SR/02943/25
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2025-33 (XML)
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