Cuts and scrapes

Laceration recalls cover shoes with metal or hard parts that can cut the wearer or whoever handles the shoe: metal thread or wire that pokes through the lining, rivets or studs with sharp edges, metal trim that peels away, or in a well-known 2001 case, a metal strip in the sole of a cross-training shoe that could cut the lower leg.

Many of these involve children’s shoes with decorative metal parts. The firms in these notices usually received a handful of reports of scratches before recalling, so the injuries tend to be minor, but the remedy is still to stop using the shoes.

What the numbers show

• Who wore them: children’s 6, adult / unisex 3, men’s 1.
• Product types: shoes (4), sneakers and athletic shoes (4), boots (1), sandals, clogs and flip-flops (1).
• 7 of 7 detailed notices cite reports before the recall; the median is 3 and the highest is 27 for KEDS® "Know It All" Girls' Shoes (2011).
• 1 notices state a number of injuries.
• Median time on sale before the recall: 7 months, across 6 notices that give sale dates.
• Most common country of manufacture: China (5), Mexico (1).
• Remedies named: refund 4, replace 1.

By decade

Largest recalls in this group