Safety alerts: Machinery
Alerts, last 12 months
114
+15% Against the 12 before
One Safety Gate report comes out each week, so a month with five reports looks higher. Compare whole years, not single months.
Alerts per month
| Month | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 15 |
| Mar 2026 | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 15 |
| Nov 2025 | 13 |
| Oct 2025 | 25 |
| Sep 2025 | 7 |
| Aug 2025 | 11 |
| Jul 2025 | 5 |
| Jun 2025 | 3 |
| May 2025 | 10 |
| Apr 2025 | 7 |
| Mar 2025 | 14 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 |
| Jan 2025 | 5 |
| Dec 2024 | 3 |
| Nov 2024 | 4 |
| Oct 2024 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 2 |
| Aug 2024 | 22 |
| Jul 2024 | 15 |
| Jun 2024 | 0 |
| May 2024 | 3 |
| Apr 2024 | 4 |
| Mar 2024 | 25 |
| Feb 2024 | 6 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 |
| Dec 2023 | 3 |
| Nov 2023 | 3 |
Source: Safety Gate, European Commission. Data adapted by us (counted and aggregated). Weekly report of 2026-10-30. Sources and licences.
94%
Serious risk
46 days
Median days from measure to publication
- Alerts, last 36 months
- 299
- Median per month
- 6
299 safety alerts for Machinery in 36 months in Europe: notifying countries, risks and trend.
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By notifying country
The notifying country is the one that reported the measure. It is not where the product came from. Countries with more alerts may simply inspect or report more.
Most reported risks
One alert can have several, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
| Risk | Alerts | Share | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injuries | 195 | 65% | −7% |
| Fire | 59 | 20% | +15% |
| Electric shock | 37 | 12% | n/a |
| Cuts | 34 | 11% | n/a |
| Damage to sight | 14 | 5% | n/a |
| Burns | 8 | 3% | n/a |
Most reported measures
| Most reported measures | Alerts | Share | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing removed by the online marketplace | 125 | 42% | +24% |
| Import rejected at the border | 79 | 26% | +19% |
| Recall from end users | 63 | 21% | n/a |
| Withdrawn from the market | 54 | 18% | n/a |
| Warning to consumers | 26 | 9% | n/a |
| Marketing ban | 20 | 7% | n/a |
Stated origin, as published
| Stated origin, as published | Alerts | Share | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 199 | 67% | +10% |
| Unknown | 69 | 23% | n/a |
| Poland | 5 | 2% | n/a |
| Türkiye | 5 | 2% | n/a |
| The Netherlands | 3 | 1% | n/a |
Latest alerts
| Published | Product | Country | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compressor | Germany | Damage to hearing, Injuries | |
| Scissor jack | Poland | Injuries | |
| Electric drill | Northern Ireland | Electric shock | |
| Attachment for brush cutter | Poland | Injuries | |
| Attachment for brush cutter | Poland | Injuries | |
| Attachment for brush cutter | Poland | Injuries | |
| Circular saw blade | Estonia | Cuts | |
| Circular saw blade | Estonia | Cuts | |
| Scissor jack | Poland | Injuries | |
| Lawn mower | Northern Ireland | Electric shock |
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