1.6 Million Little Tikes Workshop Sets and Trucks Recalled due to Choking Hazard

About 1.6 million Little Tikes Workshops Sets and Trucks are being recalled today because children may choke on plastic nails contained in the sets.

Little Tikes of Hudson, Ohio, which makes the play sets, has received a report of an 11-month-old South Carolina boy who choked when one of the toy nails became stuck in his throat. The child was hospitalized, but he has since made a full recovery, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

The toy nail at issue in the recall is about 3 ½ inches long and 1 ¼ inches in diameter. It has a large round head and was included in several Little Tikes brand children’s products.

Various Little Tikes Products Recalled

The following Little Tikes products are covered by today’s recall:

• Electronic Project Workshop, UPC: 0-50743-00914-3 (Sold from March 1994 through Dec. 2003)

• Little HandiWorker Workhorse, UPC 0-50743-10920-1 and UPC 0-50743-61223-7 (Sold from March 1999 through June 2009)

• Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop, UPC 0-50743-04146-4 (Sold from Feb. 2001 through Jan. 2009)
• Swirlin’ Sawdust Workshop, UPC 0-50743-38540-7 (Sold from April 2004 through Nov. 2008)

• Black Pickup Truck with Tools, UPC 0-50743-04028-3 (Sold from March 2000 through April 2009)

The recalled Little Tikes products were sold on www.littletikes.com and other websites as well as large retailers such as Toys “R” Us from March 1994 through June 2009 for between $25 and $100, the CPSC said. The toys were made in the United States and Canada.

Consumers who have the recalled Little Tikes toys in their possession are advised to immediately take the play sets away from young children and contact the company for a free replacement toy nail, the CPSC recall notice states.

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