Little Tikes Recalls 1.6 Million Toys With Plastic Nails That Are a Choke Hazard | Dallas, Texas Personal Injury Attorney Blog

In a story released by the Los Angeles Times, it is reported that Little Tikes is recalling 1.6 million toy workshops and trucks after an 11 month-old child choked on a plastic nail included in in the Electronic Project Workshop. The voluntary recall covers five toy models sold by Little Tikes as far back as March 1994, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The problem involves the bright red and blue plastic nails that accompanied the Hudson, Ohio-based company’s:

• Electronic Project Workshop,
• The Little Handiworker Workhorse,
• The Home Improvements Two-sided Workshop,
• The Swirlin’ Sawdust Workshop and
• The Black Pickup Truck with Tools.

The toys were sold by major retailers including Toys R Us as well as online at www.littletikes.com and other websites. Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact Little Tikes for a free replacement.

Little Tikes has released a statement that the toys were intended for children ages 2 and older. The child who swallowed the toy part was an 11-month-old boy from Goose Creek, S.C. The plastic nail — about 3¼ inches long by 1¼ inch in diameter — “forcefully lodged” in the boy’s throat. He was hospitalized and has made a full recovery. Some of the products are no longer sold by the company. But the toys may have been handed down to new owners or sold at garage sales.

Contact Montes Law Group, P.C., if you believe your child has been harmed because of a dangerous product or toy.