Little Tikes Workshop Sets and Trucks Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

About 1.6 million Little Tikes Workshop Sets and Trucks have been recalled due to plastic toy nails that can be a choking hazard for children and have resulted in at least one injury for an 11-month old boy from South Carolina.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the Little Tikes Workshop recall on August 13, including workshops designed as tables, workhorses and trucks.

All of the Little Tikes Workshops contain small toy nails that are about 3 ¼ inches long by 1 ¼ inches in diameter, which pose a choking hazard to young children. At least one reported injury has been associated with the nails, when one of the nails became lodged in an 11-month old boy’s throat. The boy was hospitalized as a result of the incident, but has reportedly made a full recovery.

The following products are included in the recall:

	Electronic Project Workshop: Model no. 0914, UPC 0-50743-00914-3, sold from March 1994 through December 2003.
	Little HandiWorker Workhorse: Model no. 0920/612237, UPC 0-50743-10920-1 and 0-50743-61223-7, sold from March 1999 through June 2009.
	Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop: Model No. 4146, UPC 0-50743-04146-4, sold from February 2001 through January 2009
	Swirlin’ Sawdust Workshop: Model no. 440Z, UPC 0-50743-38540-7, sold from April 2004 through November 2008.
	Black Pickup Truck with Tools: Model no. 4028, UPC 0-50743-04028-3, sold from March 2000 through April 2009.

The toys were sold at www.littletikes.com and through retailers nationwide, such as Toys “R” Us, between March 194 and June 2009 for between $25 and $100.

The CPSC recommends that parents take the toy nails away from children and contact the company for free replacements.