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Product Recall Number: 17-205

Why was Safety boots and shoes recalled?

The boots and shoes can fail to protect feet when heavy or sharp objects fall on them, posing an injury hazard to consumers.

Safety boots and shoes
Here's product recall specific data for Safety boots and shoes.

  • Product Recall Number: 17-205

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2017-08-15

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Safety boots and shoes

  • Description: This recall involves McRae Industrial brand steel toe boots, static dissipative shoes and composite boots. There are seven styles of the McRae Industrial brand shoes included in the recall. The model numbers are MR85300, MR85394, MR47321, MR47616, MR87321, MR43002, and MR83310 printed on a tag on the lining of the boot or the tongue of the shoe. Below is a listing of the boots and shoes included in the recall:StyleColorStyle DescriptionSafety Attributes PriceMR85300BrownMen’s pull-on waterproof boot with rubber footSteel toe, EH$120MR47321BrownWomen’s hiker shoeComposite toe, met guard $103MR47616BrownLad hiker shoeComposite toe, met guard $107MR87321BrownMen’s hiker shoeComposite toe, met guard $104MR85394BrownMen’s pull-on waterproof bootSteel toe, EH $127MR43002Grey/PurpleWomen’s hiker shoeComposite toe, met guard, static dissipative $92MR83310BlackMen’s hiker shoeComposite toe, static dissipative $82

  • Hazard Description: The boots and shoes can fail to protect feet when heavy or sharp objects fall on them, posing an injury hazard to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 7,200

  • Incidents: The firm has received one report of a tire falling onto a consumer’s foot while he was wearing his safety boots; resulting in a broken foot.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop wearing the recalled boots and shoes and return to firm to receive a full refund.

  • Sold At: Gerler and Son Inc., Grainger Inc., Safety Solutions Inc., Standup Rancher and other independent safety stores nationwide and online at Kohls.com, Steel-Toe-Shoes.com, Thewesterncompany.com, Workboots.com, from October 2013 through June 2017 for between $80 and $130.

  • Importers: Dan Post Boot Company, of Clarksville, Tenn.

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed