Itasca Fusion Hiker boots

What went wrong

The notice saysThe boots could fail to provide the intended protection against compression and impact, posing the risk of a foot injury to consumers. The boots have hard composite toe material rather than steel.

Safety-toe and metatarsal-guard boots are sold to meet impact and compression ratings. When a recall says the protection may fail, it means the boot may not hold up to the force the label promises. Employers who require protective footwear generally expect it to meet the rating printed in the boot, so check with your safety officer about a replacement.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeItasca men’s shoes sizes 7 to 14 with the model name Fusion Hikers are being recalled. The model name Fusion, style number 45513 and order numbers 22215, 22216 or 22217 are printed on a label on the underside of the tongue. The word Itasca and the Itasca logo are embossed on the top of the tongue of the shoe and are also imprinted on the removable insole. The shoe is black with leather and nylon upper and a thermoplastic rubber (TPR) outsole. "Steel Toe" is printed on a tag on the outside of the shoe.

Numbers named in the notice that you can match against the label, box or receipt:

• 45513

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should stop wearing the recalled boots immediately and return the shoes to C. O. Lynch for a full refund.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: For additional information, contact C. O. Lynch toll-free at (800) 225-2565 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or via email at [email protected]

The recall is 15 years old. The notice gives a phone number and an email address for the firm; contact details that old may no longer work, while the CPSC notice stays online as the record of the recall.

How this recall compares

• With about 5,200 units, this is the 57th largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is below typical size.
• 11 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (impact and crush), 6 of them in men’s footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 2004.
• The notice gives a price of $50. For work and safety boots in the archive the typical stated price is about $110, so this pair sat at the cheaper end of its group.
• No incidents were reported before this recall. That is true of 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive: firms often recall after their own testing or a supplier finding, not after injuries.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2011 brought 7 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 192,400 units in all. This was the 5th of the year by date and the 7th largest by units.
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• At the stated price, the 5,200 units come to roughly $260,000 of retail sales.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.