EU Safety Gate · Report-2006-16
Schlosserhammer 300 g
The hammer presents risk of injury because:1) During the tests, the handle of the hammer broke directly beneath the head after three blows. An unsuitable type of wood was used. The head of the hammer flew off. 2) The head is made of cast iron rather than the required forged tool steel. Cast iron is coarse-grained and brittle and therefore totally unsuitable for tools, especially hammers. Defects in the material (flaws and cavities) weaken it even more. When the hammer is used the head can shatter or break, and flying fragments can cause irreversible injuries.
- Published
- 28 April 2006
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary suspension of sale by retailer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0230/06
- Model
- 1035
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 9008022001037
Classification
- Category
- Hand tools
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Hammer "EURO TOOLS" Hammer with wooden handle, bearing GS label of the TÜV Product Service (misuse of label).