Rare Earth Neodymium Magnets building sets
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 19, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 19, 2020the latest report was made
- Mar 19, 2020the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Rare Earth Neodymium Magnets
- Maker
- Amazon.com LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Building setsCPSC’s product type: Building Sets (code 1345), in Toys & Children: Toys
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2020 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
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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Hospital admission Made Mar 19, 2020, sent to the company Mar 27, 2020, published by CPSC Apr 10, 2020
The product, in the report: A neodymium magnet (also known as NdFeB, NIB or Neo magnet) is the most widely used type of rare-earth magnet. It is a permanent magnet made from an alloy of neodymium, iron, and boron to form the Nd2Fe14B tetragonal crystalline structure. These were multicolored. Strong Magnets Rare Earth Neodymium: Bar Adhesive Super Permanent Metal Rectangular, 60x10x3mm, Powerful Pull Force, 12 Pack| Heavy Duty, Fridge Door, Garage, Kitchen, Science, Craft, Art, Office, DIY 427
[REDACTED] is a 5y old male who presents with complaints of being well until Wed 3/18/20 when he saw his brother’s magnet set - obtained from a neighbor (Amazon, Rare Earth Neodymium multi-colored) - played with them and then because of a [REDACTED] video decided to see how they tasted and swallowed a number (11 in total). He had some coughing and sore throat and then some vomiting, and the magnets remained. He then told his mom and she took him straight to [REDACTED] where the xray confirmed the 11 total magnets; 2 in the epiglottis area right in the voice box at the entrance of the trachea and 9 in the stomach, stuck together.
I was on call for Gastroenterology and for Endoscopy and was called by the Urgent Care physician. I arranged ambulance transport and had an OR team come in including our Gi lab endoscopy nurse.
The Radiology report from the Nose-to-Rectum series of films was as follows: Foreign body: Round metallic spheres are present consistent with ingested magnets. Two of them are in the pharynx. They appear to the right of midline on the frontal radiograph suggesting that they may be lodged in the right piriform sinus. Nine magnets are present projecting over the distal stomach. In each case both clusters of magnets have a linear arrangement and touch each other. However it is not possible to determine if they are intervening anatomic structures, such as an aryepiglottic fold or the bowel wall. Therefore surgical ENT and surgical consultation is warranted. The lungs are clear. The heart size is normal. The bowel gas pattern is normal. No airway abnormality. No bony abnormality. IMPRESSION: Two magnets in the pharynx, likely in the piriform sinus, and nine linearly arranged contacting magnets projecting over the distal stomach. It is not possible to determine if they are intervening anatomic structures, such as an aryepiglottic fold or the bowel wall, and if so these structures both the large airways which could result in immediate death and the gastrointestinal tract are at risk for pressure necrosis and further more serious complications.
The patient was transported to [REDACTED] and then take from the ER to the OR and the magnets removed after anesthesia. There were 11 magnets in all; 2 of which were at the arytenoids, and just about to go into the trachea - which would have killed this little boy and the 9 others were in the 3rd part of the duodenum and with some care, they were removed as well.
The patient remained under observation with IVF and monitoring and once tolerating PO will go home.
- Model
- #06999320
- Where
- Buford, Georgia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 5, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Rare Earth Neodymium Magnets, made or sold by Amazon.com LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.
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