Serious |
Consumer |
17 |
United Kingdom |
Category: Protective equipment Product: Climbing chocks Brand: Wild Country Name: Classic Rocks and Anodised Rocks Type/number of model: Wild Country Classic Rocks sizes 1-10, Batch number/Barcode: AG, AH, BII, JBE Affected products were sold from January 2010. OECD Portal Category: 85000000 - Safety / Protection - DIY Description: Climbing chocks sold as individual items or in sets: Anodised Rocks - individual items, sizes 1-14, Anodised Rocks - set, sizes 1-8, Anodised Rocks - set, sizes 4-8, Anodised Rocks - set, sizes 9-14, Classic Rocks - set, sizes 1-10 Country of origin: China
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Injuries
The products may fail below their rated strength during use. This could result in a climber falling from a significant height. One incident of failure reported. The products do not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN12270. |
Voluntary measures: Recall of the product from end users |
Finland, |