The Recall Desk
CriticalCPSC·06266·Announced 2006-09-22

Playskool Recalls Team Talkin' Tool Bench After Two Toddler Deaths

Playskool is recalling Team Talkin' Tool Bench toys because oversized plastic nails can lodge in children's throats, causing suffocation.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly reports the death of two toddlers, which mandates a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Playskool is voluntarily recalling the Team Talkin' Tool Bench toy due to a suffocation hazard. The oversized plastic toy nails sold with the product can become lodged in children's throats. 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 these nails became forcefully lodged in their throats.

About 255,000 units were sold at Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys, and other stores nationwide from October 2005 through September 2006 for about $35. The product is a 20-inch-tall plastic toy tool bench with an animated red toy saw, a yellow toy drill, and a blue toy vice. It includes a toy hammer, screwdriver, two 2¼-inch plastic screws, two 3-inch plastic nails, and pieces to build a small toy plane.

Consumers should immediately take the two toy nails away from children. They should contact Playskool at (800) 509-9555 or visit www.playskool.com to get information on returning the nails for a $50 certificate for a Playskool product.

The recalled product

Product
Team Talkin' Tool Bench™
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
255,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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