Pool Toys Recalled by Wild Planet Toys Due to Risk of Impalement Injury to Children
CPSC recall 06248. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
When partially filled with water, the pool toy can stand upright on the pool floor with the rigid narrow end pointed upward, posing an impalement risk.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Customers should immediately stop using the Jet Streamers and contact Wild Planet for a replacement product. The replacement product has an angled handle that prevents the handle of the toy from standing upright.
CPSC recall 06248 has the recall date 30 Aug 2006. The notice names the firm Wild Planet Toys. The recall has about 273,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2006 has 15,200 units. CPSC gives the product type Swimming Pool Items.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Wild Planet has received one report of an impalement injury to an 8-year-old girl, who landed seat first onto a Jet Streamer left in a swimming pool and received a puncture wound. |
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| Units | 273,000 |
| Description | The Jet Streamers™ Outdoor Antics! Pump-Action Water Blasters are straight squirt guns for the pool. The Jet Streamers measure 9 inches long with a bulbous water reservoir at one end and a rigid tapering handle containing a small water intake hole at the other end. The tapering handle is gray while the bulbous water reservoir varies in colors of white/green, blue/yellow and orange/silver. Tiny raised lettering on the Jet Streamers' handles state, "©2002 Wild Planet Toys, San Francisco, CA, USA, Made in China." The toys were sold as a 2-pack set, in packages with other pool toys, such as dive balls and magnet dive gloves, and with boys' swim trunks. The product packaging is labeled "Jet Streamers," "Wild Planet" and is for children ages five and older. |
| Product | Jet Streamers™ Water Blasters Pool Toys, About 273,000, Swimming Pool Items |
| Sold at | Target, Kohl's, internet retailers, discount department stores and toy stores nationwide from February 2003 through August 2006 for between $6 and $13 a set. |
| Manufacturer | Wild Planet Toys Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 273,000Median of 2006: 15,200
- CPSC recalls of 2006
- 319
- Recalls of 2006 with one of the same hazards
- 10%
- Recalls of 2006 in the category Swimming Pool Items
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Wild Planet Toys
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 06248. https://recallregister.com/product/3348-pool-toys-recalled-by-wild-planet-toys-due-to-risk-of-impalement-injur/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 06248 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Wild Planet has received one report of an impalement injury to an 8-year-old girl, who landed seat first onto a Jet Streamer left in a swimming pool and received a puncture wound.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Target, Kohl's, internet retailers, discount department stores and toy stores nationwide from February 2003 through August 2006 for between $6 and $13 a set.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 06248?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 273,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China