Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers
CPSC recall 06266. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The oversized plastic toy nails sold with the tool bench toys can become lodged in children's throats, posing a suffocation hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 06266 has the recall date 22 Sep 2006. The notice names the firm Playskool. The recall has about 255,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2006 has 15,200 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Suffocation. CPSC gives the product type Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets.
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| Incidents and injuries | 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. |
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| Units | 255,000 |
| Description | 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. |
| Product | Team Talkin' Tool Bench™, About 255,000, Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets |
| 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. |
| Distributor | Playskool |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 255,000Median of 2006: 15,200
- CPSC recalls of 2006
- 319
- Recalls of 2006 with one of the same hazards
- 1%
- Recalls of 2006 in the category Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Playskool
- 16
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2003 | CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall of Magic Start Crawl 'n Stand Toys Sold Only at Wal-Mart |
| 22 Jan 2001 | CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall to Replace Certain "Busy School Bus" Toys |
| 8 Dec 2000 | CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall of Additional 170,000 Busy Poppin' Pals Toys |
| 14 Sep 2000 | CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall to Replace Infant Toys |
| 16 Aug 2000 | CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall to Replace Busy Poppin' Pals Toys |
| 13 Jan 1997 | 1-2-3 High Chair Recall/Repair by Playskool |
| 31 Jul 1996 | Fold N' Travel Infant Carriers Recalled by Playskool Baby |
| 23 Apr 1996 | Moon Bouncer Safety Alert |
| 17 Oct 1995 | CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall To Repair The 1-2-3 High Chair |
| 16 May 1995 | 1-2-3 Swing Recalled by Playskool |
| 24 Apr 1995 | CPSC, Playskool Announce Repair Program For Playskool 1-2-3 Swing |
| 16 Apr 1994 | Weebles Tractor Toys Recall by Playskool |
Official channels
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 06266. https://recallregister.com/product/3364-playskool-voluntarily-recalls-toy-tool-benches-after-the-death-of-two/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 06266 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys stores and various other stores nationwide from October 2005 through September 2006 for about $35.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 06266?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 255,000
- How many CPSC recalls name Playskool?
- 16 CPSC recalls on this register name Playskool. This recall is 1 of them.