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Flail-type cutting attachment for brush cutter — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00106/23
Summary
The rivets attaching the cutting knives to the blade could break. The knives might consequently 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.
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Product
Flail-type cutting attachment for brush cutter
- Category
- Machinery
- Flail-type cutting attachment for brush cutter with three knives.
What is the risk?
- The rivets attaching the cutting knives to the blade could break. The knives might consequently 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
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 27/11/2022
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): confiscation of products
- Date of entry into force: 27/11/2022
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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