Injuries

Rotary Hammer Drill 1050W

Performance Power
Rotary Hammer Drill 1050W
Case number
0337/07
Category
Machinery
Type / Model
Model No NLH1050SDS. Bar codes 05096510, 05075294.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Country of origin
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Published
2007-04-20

⚠️ Risk

Testing has shown that the clutch mechanism on some of the products supplied did not meet the safety requirements set out by the European standard. The clutches on the affected units have been assembled without the correct torque setting. If the drill bit snags and the clutch does not engage then injuries to the user could range from broken wrist/hand/fingers to facial injuries. The injuries could vary dependant upon the warning that may be received by the user and also how well the user is standing/holding the drill. 9 incidents reported. Various injuries from broken fingers to facial damage. Authorities have tested another further 17 units and still find that the results point to towards a batch failure that cannot be easily identified.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market, recall from consumers and information to consumers by the importerDate of entry into force: Unknown

This notification extends the scope of the previous notification 0757/06 to include replacement products which were supplied subsequent to the last notification.