FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2006
CPSC Release
#06-266 |
Firm's
Recall Hotline: (800)
509-9554
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800)
638-2772
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504-7908
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Recall:
Playskool
Team Talkin' Tool Bench
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In
cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I., is
voluntarily recalling about 255,000
Team Talkin' Tool Bench toys
following the deaths of two young
children.
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.
The toy was 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.
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.
For additional information, call
Playskool at (800) 509-9554 anytime,
or go to their Web site at
www.playskool.com
Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy
Tool Benches after the Death of Two
Toddlers
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.
Though the toy nails are not
considered a small-part, and the
toys are intended for children age 3
and older, Playskool is voluntarily
conducting a recall as a precaution
to prevent additional incidents.
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.
The toy was 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.
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.
For additional information, call
Playskool at (800) 509-9554 anytime,
or go to their Web site at
www.playskool.com
Consumers
can also view a
video clip about this recall.
This video is from Hasbro's web site
www.hasbro.com and requires Adobe
Flash Player.
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CPSC is still
interested in receiving incident or
injury reports that are either
directly related to this product
recall or involve a different hazard
with the same product. Please tell
us about it by visiting
https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission is charged with
protecting the public from
unreasonable risks of serious injury
or death from thousands of types of
consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families
from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical
hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure
the safety of consumer products -
such as toys, cribs, power tools,
cigarette lighters, and household
chemicals - contributed
significantly to the decline in the
rate of deaths and injuries
associated with consumer products
over the past 30 years.
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