Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers
This recall was issued September 22, 2006.
- Company
- Playskool, Of Pawtucket, R.I.
- Posted
- September 22, 2006
- Recall Number
- 06266
- Quantity
- About 255,000
- Official Source
- View on CPSC website ↗
Reason for Recall
The oversized plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys can become lodged in children's throats, posing a suffocation hazard.
Action Taken
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.
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Incidents & Injuries
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.