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Hasbro Inc., the second largest toy manufacturer in the U.S., issued a recall on parts of a play workbench set after two young children choked on the oversized plastic nails, the company announced last week.

According to Al Verrecchia, the chief executive at Hasbro, the toy parts subjected to the recall are two plastic nails that are included in the Playskool Team Talkin’ Tool Bench. More than 255,000 workbench sets have been sold in the last year.

While the toy nails, which were three inches long and more than an inch wide, met federal safety standards, Hasbro issued the voluntary recall after they were named in a civil lawsuit filed by the parents of one of the boys who suffocated on the nails.

In February, the toy maker learned of the death of a 19-month-old child, who allegedly choked on one of the plastic nails. Last week, they discovered the toy part was blamed for another death that prompted a product liability lawsuit filed against the company.

“As soon as we heard that, we made the decision to get the product back and find out what’s going on,” Verrecchia said.

The child’s workbench was designed for children over the age of three, said company officials. Both children who suffocated on the nails were younger than that.

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