EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-36
Attila · Cutter for lawn trimmer - Predator - Professional Brush Killer
The product poses a risk of injuries because:- the steel blades could fly off due to wear and tear, ageing or overload;- lawn trimmers generally available to consumers do not have a guard that is thick or large enough to provide adequate protection for this type of heavy cutter.A fatal accident occurred with a similar product. The product does not comply with the Machinery Directive.
- Published
- 10 September 2010
- 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 withdrawal from the market.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1371/10
- Model
- ATPR002
Classification
- Category
- Machinery
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Italy
Product description
Cutter to be fitted to a lawn trimmer. Instead of a rotating plastic thread, there is a rotating disc with three steel blades. It is intended to enable the user to trim branches and bushes rather than to cut grass. It is supplied separately as an accessory; it is not supplied along with the original lawn trimmer. The manufacturer is advertising it as suitable for use with all lawn trimmers.