EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-37
Brogio · Cutter for lawn trimmer - Brogio 2.0
The product poses a risk of injuries because:- the chains affixed to the cutter are subject to high stresses during normal use and could, as a result of wear and tear, break and be projected at high speed;- the guard of lawn trimmers is not normally designed to withstand the high kinetic energy of projected parts of a metal chain. Fatal accident with a similar product reported in the UK. The product does not comply with the Machinery Directive.
- Published
- 17 September 2010
- Notifying authority
- Denmark
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary stop of sales and recall from consumers.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1407/10
- Model
- Brogio 2.0
Classification
- Category
- Machinery
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Italy
Product description
Cutter to be fitted to a lawn trimmer. It is used instead of a rotating plastic thread in order to be able to cut branches and bushes instead of grass. Sold in a white cardboard box.