Oriental Trading Company, Inc. toy vehicles
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 31, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 31, 2012the latest report was made
- Oct 31, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Oriental Trading Company, Inc.
- Maker
- Oriental Trading Company, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Toy vehiclesNot riding toysCPSC’s product type: Toy Vehicles (Excluding Riding Toys) (code 5021), in Toys & Children: Toys
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
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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Hurt, care not known Made Oct 31, 2012, sent to the company Nov 15, 2012, published by CPSC Dec 7, 2012
The product, in the report: The toy is called “Rescue Helicopter” it is distributed by Fun Express out of Omaha, NE 68127 www.funexpress.com The toy helicopter in question is made mostly of plastic components. It is mostly white with blue and black paint on it, with the words super police painted on it as well. The body of the helicopter has a steel shaft with a hub at the top which the helicopter blades/rotors attach to and a fitting at the bottom where a hand held string actuated rotary starting device mates up to it. The intended operation of the toy is that a user would attach the helicopter to the hand held starter and pull the string, the action of pulling the string rotates the shaft in the helicopter and spins the rotors creating lift and ideally take-off.
I am a forensic engineer for a company in Raleigh, NC. I was tasked with determining the cause of an accident involving a man named [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] was struck in the eye by one of the components of a toy helicopter.
I was not present for the accident resulting in [REDACTED]’s injury, however, It has been represented to me that [REDACTED] received the toy helicopter in a disassembled state. [REDACTED] did not see anything unusual about how to assemble the pieces so he followed the directions on the package as it appeared to him. [REDACTED] installed the rotors such that the insignia on the rotors would face down so that his son could see them as he prepared to launch it. Once the toy was assembled [REDACTED] extended his arm and raised the helicopter above his head and pulled the string. At this moment [REDACTED] remembers the helicopter coming back toward his face and striking his eye.
I obtained an exemplar helicopter toy just like the one in question. I assembled the toy just as the instructions indicated, however it was not clear as to the direction intended for the rotors to be installed. I also discovered that the rotors could easily be installed in either direction. Since it was possible to install the blades in either direction, I assembled and tested it in both conditions.
With the rotors installed such that the insignia on the rotors could be viewed from above, I inserted the starter and held the helicopter in the manner indicated on the instructions and pulled the string. The helicopter took off and lifted in what appeared to be the function intended.
Using the same exemplar helicopter, I installed the rotors such that the insignia on the rotors could be viewed from below as it was being launched. I inserted the starter and again held the helicopter as directed and pulled the string. The helicopter rotors bowed downward, as they accelerated, and struck the tail section of the helicopter causing the rotors to break away from the hub and shoot out and away from the helicopter. At the same instant the starter was pulled the helicopter came downward toward me. I was wearing a protective mask for the testing.
I will list the date of my testing below.
- Model
- Rescue Helicopter
- UPC
- 780984130978
- Where
- Raleigh, North Carolina: Other
- Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- No Relationship
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Oriental Trading Company, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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