Injuries

Carabiner / quickdraw

Black Diamond
Carabiner / quickdrawCarabiner / quickdrawCarabiner / quickdraw
Case number
A12/0333/16
Category
Hobby/sports equipment
Type / Model
Locking Screwgate Carabiners: Rocklock Screwgate, Positron Screwgate, Mini Pear Biner Screwgate, Vaporlock Screwgate, Nitron Screwgate., Solid Gate Carabiners: Positron, Nitron, "D", Oval., Wiregate Carabiners: Hotwire, Oz, Neutrino, Ovalwire , Hoodwire.
Batch
Carabiners with an "A" in the production code are not concerned by the recall.Carabiners and quickdraws with a manufacturing code between 4350 and 6018 are affected.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇦🇹 Austria
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Published
2016-03-18

⚠️ Risk

null A defect in the gate of the carabiner could cause the carabiner to fail or function incorrectly. As a consequence, the user could fall from a height. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 03/02/2016

Carabiner / quickdraw used for climbing to protect against falls from a height.