Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-13
PROVEN · Wind turbine
The product poses a risk of injuries because of insufficient tightening or movement of the connecting bolts. This results in fatigue leading to overload which causes the heads of the bolts to pop off. One incident reported.
- Published
- 04 April 2008
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0383/08
- Model
- WT2500, WT6000, WT6000E and WT15000.
Classification
- Category
- Machinery
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Product description
Wind turbine