EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Machinery
Farm jack / rack-and-pinion jack Tamforce “Farm jack / off road jack” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00781/21
Summary
The jack is not sufficiently resistant to load and may not lift nor lower the load properly. As a consequence, the load may fall uncontrollably and cause injuries to the user. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and relevant European standard EN 1494.
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Product
- Red farm jack 48" intended to lift up to 3000 kg. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The jack is not sufficiently resistant to load and may not lift nor lower the load properly. As a consequence, the load may fall uncontrollably and cause injuries to the user. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and relevant European standard EN 1494.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 25/05/2021
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