Poland
A Goaduoynt flail-type cutting attachment for hand-held brush cutters, identifiable by its cutter head fitted with two metal chains, has been recalled (Safety Gate alert SR/02059/26). Bolts and rivets attaching the chains can break so the chains may detach during use and hit the user, and the product does not comply with the Machinery Directive or with Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting placing such flail-type attachments on the market.
What's being recalled
Flail-type cutting attachment with two metal chains.
Country of origin: People's Republic of China.
How to identify it
Safety Gate alert SR/02059/26
The hazard
The bolts and 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.
What to do
Removal from online marketplace (voluntary, other).
The official notice
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