Steel Toed Boots?

A very good friend of mine asked me the same question. I told him not to get steel toes. He got them anyway now he has no toes. a 50# block landed on his feet and the steel toe cut them off. boots were rated at 85#.

I have seen this happen more times then I care to think about. I always get a good pair of combat / jump boots never had any issues with them.

 

Agreed. The heaviest thing I ever got dropped on mine was the corner of a pallet of spring water, but i didn't even realize it until i tried to take a step. Had I been wearing my regular sneakers those 1800lbs wouldn't have been so forgiving.

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I currently work in receiving and though its not required I never punch in without them. Can't beat the price point, that's for sure. They won't last a fraction as long as Red Wings or Doc Martens, but they deliver

Also, steel toes or not, if you get crushed by something heavy enough it wont matter. My uncle is lucky he only lost his right toe when a roll of copper landed on him, no steel toes. That is after a LOT of surgery. Watch your step is the best policy!

 

I have been to several docks that require steeltoe and some you have to walk through the dock to get to the shipping office. I have been a bates fan for many years. I used to get the 'stealth' composite boots so named because they contained no metal and would not set off a metal detector. They also only weighed 26oz each which for an above the ankle boot is phenominal. I have been a little disappointed with the last 2 pair I got. Rather than the very heavy plastic zipper up the side (for easy on and off without undoing the laces) they switched to a thinner metal zipper which has broken on my last 2 pair. For my next pair I'm going to contact the co and find out if they have a model with the better zipper.

They also make boots for wide width feet but I have to order them online as no one local carries them. Usually $120/pair and under.

 

Fine, like I said wear them if you wish but they're not all some think they are. Ask Les2 about PPE and how pointless most of it is. He was about 4' from a coil when it fell off a hook, wearing a hardhat (pointless) jeans, long sleeved shirt covered in Kevlar sleeves and maybe steel toes. None of it would do anything but help soak up the blood. Same with forklifts, the steel toe is a joke. I guess if your standing next to a trashcan and it falls over your toes will be safe.

Drive by a new construction site and see all the workers standing in an open field with nothing above them but the clouds.........wearing hard hats. Then tell me these rules aren't stupid.

 

Its a lightly restricted policy to wear steel toes while driving for our company. Its "policy" but no one checks up on it. I wear them when I drive....too much risk not to, safety or otherwise. If I am in my dispatch chair, no steel toes...too uncomfortable.

I have a pair of Ariat Workhog composite/safety toes that I wear when I drive, they get the job done.

 

My guess is they are only stupid to you because you are young (just my guess). If you have ever had something as simple as a pallet or piping fall on your foot, or been knocked in the head or seen someone knocked in the head, with and without a hard hat, you would probably realize that in the long run some rules are not as stupid as they seem.

To the OP, if I was looking for a job the last thing I would be worrying about is weather they "require" steel/composite toed boots

 

Shoes For Crews. I usually would wear an old pair of Sketchers which could pass for work boots, so long as you weren't wearing high water pants. If a 46000 lb coil falls on your foot, the steel toes won't do much to help... and you've got problems much greater than your toes, anyhow.

 

I have size 14 feet and have to wear steel everyday, i have switched to the composite toe in a balistic/SWAT style boot made by Magnum. Light as a pair of sneakers and breathable. I have had 2 pairs and 10 hours a day wearing with no stink foot! Best 200 bucks I spend a year.

 

work boots, steel toed, all the time. kicking tires...lot lizards...smart assed recievers....truck stop cowboys .....works a charm every time!!

 

Just buy a pair of the external (slip over the boot) toe guards;

They take up less space than a second pair of boots.
They're cheaper (around $40.00).
They cover more than just the toes (most steel toe boot toe caps just cover the toes).
Since they are positioned outside the boot, the boot actually reinforces the toe cap, providing additional protection that a built-in toe cap cannot.