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Dan Post Boot Company Recalls Safety Boots and Shoes Due to Injury Hazard


WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Dan-Post-Boot-Company

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1973 and charged with protecting the American public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772, or visit http://www.saferproducts.gov. Further recall information is available at http://www.cpsc.gov. (PRNewsFoto/U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION)

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Safety boots and shoes

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

Remedy: Refund

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

Consumer Contact: Dan Post Boot Company Return Department toll-free at 866-301-4488 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at [email protected] or online at www.danpostboots.com and click on the recall tab located at the middle of the page for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 7,200 

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:

Style

Color

Style
Description

Safety
Attributes

 Price

MR85300

Brown

Men's pull-on
waterproof
boot with
rubber foot

Steel toe, EH

$120

MR47321

Brown

Women's
hiker shoe

Composite toe,
met guard

$103

MR47616

Brown

Lad hiker shoe

Composite toe,
met guard

$107

MR87321

Brown

Men's hiker
shoe

Composite toe,
met guard

$104

MR85394

Brown

Men's pull-on
waterproof
boot

Steel toe, EH

$127

MR43002

Grey/
Purple

Women's
hiker shoe

Composite toe,
met guard,
static
dissipative

$92

MR83310

Black

Men's hiker
shoe

Composite toe,
static
dissipative

$82

Incidents/Injuries: 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.

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.

Importer: Dan Post Boot Company, of Clarksville, Tenn.

Manufactured in: China

This recall was conducted voluntarily by the company under CPSC's Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.

CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:
800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. ? 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime
Call to get product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products.

Media Contact
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SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission



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