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Little Tikes Recalls Children's Toy Workshop Sets and Trucks Due to Choking Hazard

Recalled August 13, 2009 · CPSC recall 09304 · Little Tikes

Blue and Red Plastic NailsElectronic Project WorkshopLittle HandiWorker WorkhorseHome Improvements 2-Sided Workshop
Hazard
The recalled workshop sets and trucks have oversized, plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact the firm for a free replacement toy nail.
Units
About 1.6 Million
Incidents / injuries
The firm has received one report of an 11-month-old boy from Goose Creek, S.C. who choked when the toy nail become forcefully lodged in his throat. The child was hospitalized and made a full recovery.

Description

The oversized, plastic toy nail is about 3 inches long by 1 inch in diameter and comes in red or blue colors. It has a large round head; about 1 ¼ inches below the head is a plastic ridge, slightly smaller than the nail head and about 1 inch in diameter. They were sold with a variety of Little Tikes Children's products. The names, model numbers and UPC code of the products included in this recall are listed below: Model # Name 0914/430B Electronic Project Workshop SOLD FROM MARCH 1994 THROUGH DEC 2003 UPC: 0-50743-00914-3 UPC: 0-57043-52613-8 0920/612237 Little HandiWorker Workhorse SOLD FROM MARCH 1999 THROUGH JUNE 2009 UPC 0-50743-10920-1 UPC 0-50743-61223-7 4146 Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop SOLD FROM FEBRUARY 2001 THROUGH JANUARY 2009 UPC 0-50743-04146-4 440Z Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop SOLD FROM APRIL 2004 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2008 UPC 0-50743-38540-7 4028 Black Pickup Truck with Tools SOLD FROM MARCH 2000 THROUGH APRIL 2009 UPC 0-50743-04028-3

What to do

Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact the firm for a free replacement toy nail.

Contact

For additional information, contact Little Tikes at (800) 791-2737 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET Saturday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.littletikes.com

Product
Little Tikes™ Workshop Sets and Trucks
Manufacturer(s)
Little Tikes, of Hudson, Ohio
Retailers
Various web sites such as www.littletikes.com and mass merchandise retailers nationwide, including Toys "R" Us, from March 1994 through June 2009 for between $25 and $100.
Made in
United States · China
UPC
050743109201 · 050743612237 · 050743009143 · 050743040283 · 050743041464 · 050743385407 · 057043526138

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →