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Fisher-Price Fined $975,000 for Failing to Report a Serious Choking Hazard email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 63/100. nageki (1103)   ranked 2,051 out of 38,083 in life3 years ago

Over the next two months, Fisher-Price received nine additional reports, including one case of a child placing the nail fastener in her mouth.

By February 2003, Fisher-Price had received two reports of parents concerned that this problem posed a choking hazard to children and a report of a December 30, 2002 incident in which a 14-month old child aspirated a nail fastener into his lung. The child was taken to the hospital and underwent an emergency surgical procedure to have the metal nail fastener removed.

It was not until March 2003 that the company reported the safety hazard with the Little PeopleĀ® Animal Farm to the Commission. By that time, Fisher-Price was aware of at least 33 reports in which the nail fastener came loose from the stall doors. These included four reports of children who put the metal nail fastener in their mouths and the one case of the child who aspirated the nail fastener.



I can't believe they did not think about this when they produced stuff that has metal in it. I had a lot of FP toys when I was a child, I remember the little kitchen, I was OBSESSED with it. However I still think this is a HUGE fine for such a small thing, I mean, kids could get in danger also by playing outside ....

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 99/100. shambuca (1394)   ranked 5,955 out of 38,083 in life   3 years ago

kids were always getting hurt with toys when i was little- i don't remember toy companies getting fined or even sued back then.

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2. myLot reputation of 89/100. listen2me (402)   ranked 14,169 out of 38,083 in life   3 years ago

wow, big miss, by fisher-price, someone doesnt have a job anymore i bet. the fine should have been more. they were sitting back hoping no kid choked to death w/ thier fingers crossed.

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