CPSC2006-09-22
Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers
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Hazard
The oversized plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys can become lodged in children's throats, posing a suffocation hazard.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the two toy nails away from children and contact Playskool to get information on returning the nails for a $50 certificate for a Playskool (or its related companies') product.
Sold at
Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys stores and various other stores nationwide from October 2005 through September 2006 for about $35.
Affected count
About 255,000
Injuries reported
Playskool received reports that a 19-month-old boy from Martinsburg, W.V., and a 2-year-old boy from League City, Texas, suffocated when oversized plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys became forcefully lodged in their throats.
Products
Team Talkin' Tool Bench™
Consumer contact
For additional information, call Playskool at (800) 509-9554 anytime, or go to their Web site at www.playskool.com
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2006/Playskool-Voluntarily-Recalls-Toy-Tool-Benches-after-the-Death-of-Two-ToddlersDon't want to check this manually?
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