CPSCGeneral Alert
Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers
Published: September 22, 2006Recall ID: 06266Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The oversized plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys can become lodged in children's throats, posing a suffocation hazard.
Product Description & Identification
The Team Talkin' Tool Bench™ is a 20-inch-tall plastic toy tool bench with an animated red toy saw, a yellow toy drill and a blue toy vice. The toy talks and makes various sound effects, including tool sounds. The product also includes a toy hammer, screwdriver, two 2¼-inch plastic screws, two 3-inch plastic nails and pieces to build a small toy plane. The red Playskool logo is on the front of the brown surface of the tool bench.
Affected Products
Team Talkin' Tool Bench™
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2006/Playskool-Voluntarily-Recalls-Toy-Tool-Benches-after-the-Death-of-Two-Toddlers |
| Title | Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/toytoolbench.jpeg |
| Images › Caption | Team Talkin' Tool Bench™ |
| Hazards › Name | The oversized plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys can become lodged in children's throats, posing a suffocation hazard. |
| Injuries › Name | 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 › Name | Team Talkin' Tool Bench™ |
| Products › Type | Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets |
| Products › Category I D | 2201 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 255,000 |
| Recall I D | 3364 |
| Remedies › Name | 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. |
| Retailers › Name | Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys stores and various other stores nationwide from October 2005 through September 2006 for about $35. |
| Recall Date | 2006-09-22T00:00:00 |
| Description | The Team Talkin' Tool Bench™ is a 20-inch-tall plastic toy tool bench with an animated red toy saw, a yellow toy drill and a blue toy vice. The toy talks and makes various sound effects, including tool sounds. The product also includes a toy hammer, screwdriver, two 2¼-inch plastic screws, two 3-inch plastic nails and pieces to build a small toy plane. The red Playskool logo is on the front of the brown surface of the tool bench. |
| Distributors › Name | Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I. |
| Recall Number | 06266 |
| Consumer Contact | For additional information, call Playskool at (800) 509-9554 anytime, or go to their Web site at www.playskool.com |
| Last Publish Date | 2024-07-19T00:00:00 |