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Flail-type cutting attachment for brush cutter — injuries risk (A12/01664/23)

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesJul 21, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Flail-type cutting attachment for brush cutter — injuries risk (A12/01664/23)
Photo from the official notice: Flail-type cutting attachment for brush cutter — injuries risk (A12/01664/23)

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The rivets attaching the cutting knives to the blade could break, allowing the knives to detach during use and hit the user. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the Commission Decision prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.

Measures taken

  • confiscation of products — Distributor (27/11/2022)
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Distributor (28/11/2022)

Product description

Flail-type cutting attachment with 3 knives for portable hand-held brush cutter.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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