Instructures blocks, stacking toys or pull toys
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 5, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 5, 2014the latest report was made
- Mar 5, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Instructures
- Maker
- Poof-Slinky, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Blocks, stacking toys or pull toysCPSC’s product type: Blocks, Stacking Toys or Pull Toys (code 1326), in Toys & Children: Toys
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Mar 5, 2014, sent to the company Apr 2, 2014, published by CPSC Apr 16, 2014
The product, in the report: Burnished wooden blocks Private labeler: Ideal ASIN: B007UH4BX8
2/11/14- The consumer stated that her husband was playing with a set of wooden blocks, for 30 minutes. The blocks are made for children and he uses them as part of his therapy for dementia. Later that afternoon, the consumer noticed that her husband had wood splinters in his right hand and that his right index and thumb were red, bloated and pus was forming around the splinters. The consumer also noticed that her husband had a 102 degrees body temperature. The consumer took her husband to Saint John’s Providence Hospital Emergency room where they performed x-rays and other tests and hospitalized him. Dr. [REDACTED], hand surgeon, performed a biopsy and diagnosed a cellulitis in 60% of his forearm and hand. The consumer’s husband was treated with antibiotics for 48 hours and they also removed the pus and the splinters. The husband was released from the hospital 2/15/14 and prescribed 7 days worth of antibiotics.
2/25/14- Dr. [REDACTED] re-evaluated the consumer’s husband and determined that he had regained his health and no further treatment was necessary.
The consumer thinks this product poses a safety hazard. This product is not affected by a recall.
- Model
- OX3823
- Bought from
- Fundex (on-line)
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2014, about then
- Where
- Clinton Township, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 71, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Instructures, made or sold by Poof-Slinky, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.