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Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers

Date: September 22, 2006
Company: Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I.
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

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.

Affected Products

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.

Why Was This Recalled?

The oversized plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys can become lodged in children's throats, posing a suffocation hazard.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I.

Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I. has 1 total recall tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report