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Flail-type cutting attachments for brush cutters — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesJul 28, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Flail-type cutting attachments for brush cutters — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Flail-type cutting attachments for brush cutters — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Flail-type cutting attachments for brush cutters — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Flail-type cutting attachments for brush cutters — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The chains are unprotected and could break during use. Consequently, the user could be hit by the head or the broken pieces of the chain saw and be injured. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with those of Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (23/02/2023)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (23/02/2023)
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Distributor (28/11/2022)

Product description

Flail-type cutting attachment with 2 chains for portable hand-held brush cutters. Diameter: 330 mm.

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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