Empire toys
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 19, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 19, 2016the latest report was made
- Dec 19, 2016the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Empire
- Maker
- Empire MusicMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ToysToys without a type of their ownCPSC’s product type: Toys, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 1381), in Toys & Children: Toys
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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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Emergency room Made Dec 19, 2016, sent to the company Dec 28, 2016, published by CPSC Jan 23, 2017
The product, in the report: Blue plastic “Siren Whistle”. Approximately 4” long hollow cylinder with two black wheels inside. “Empire” written on the side which I assume is the brand. It’s the kind of thing you can buy at Party City for a quarter and that you often see as a party favor.
My son, 3 years and 7 months old was playing with and Empire Siren Wistle. It is a plastic tube approximately 4” long with two wheels inside that make a “whizzing” sound when you blow into it. He discovered that it makes a noise both when you exhale and when you inhale through the tube. On an inhale, one of the small wheels flew into his mouth and he swallowed it. It is about the size of a dime, but 3x thicker. After approximately 20 minutes of complaining of chest pain, we realized that it had probably lodged in his esophagus. We went to the ER where they took Xrays. After about an hour, the pain subsided and we were advised by the ER Doctor, an ENT, and a surgeon that it had probably dislodged and we would find it at the other end some time in the next few days. We are waiting...
- Bought from
- Received as gift
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 3, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Empire, made or sold by Empire Music
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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
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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.