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About 1.6 million toy workshop sets and trucks have been recalled by Little Tikes due to a possible choking hazard.
The recalled workshop sets and trucks have oversized, plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children. The compnay has received one report of an 11-month old boy from Goose Creek, S.C. who choked when the toy nail become forcefully lodged in his throat. The child was hospitalized and made a full recovery.
The oversized, plastic toy nail is about 3 ¼ inches long by 1 ¼ inch in diameter and comes in red or blue colors. It has a large round head; about 1 ¼ inches below the head is a plastic ridge, slightly smaller than the nail head and about 1 inch in diameter. They were sold with a variety of Little Tikes Children's products.
The recall affects the following:
- Model #0914 - Electronic Project Workshop - SOLD FROM MARCH 1994 THROUGH DEC 2003 -UPC: 0-50743-00914-3
- Model #0920/612237 - Little HandiWorker Workhorse - SOLD FROM MARCH 1999 THROUGH JUNE 2009 - UPC 0-50743-10920-1 or UPC 0-50743-61223-7
- Model #4146 - Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop - SOLD FROM FEBRUARY 2001 THROUGH JANUARY 2009 - UPC 0-50743-04146-4
- Model #440Z - Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop - SOLD FROM APRIL 2004 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2008 - UPC 0-50743-38540-7
- Model #4028 - Black Pickup Truck with Tools - SOLD FROM MARCH 2000 THROUGH APRIL 2009 - UPC 0-50743-04028-3
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The toys were sold on various web sites such as http://www.littletikes.com and mass merchandise retailers nationwide, including Toys "R" Us, from March 1994 through June 2009 for between $25 and $100.
Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact the firm for a free replacement toy nail.
For more information, contact Little Tikes at (800) 791-2737 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET Saturday, or visit the firm's Web site.
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.

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