Dan Post Boot Safety boots and shoes

What went wrong

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

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 noticeThis 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 Gray/Purple Women’s hiker shoe Composite toe, met guard, static dissipative $92 MR83310 Black Men’s hiker shoe Composite toe, static dissipative $82

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (Safety boots and shoes), the sale period (October 2013 to June 2017), the store (Kohl’s) and the “made in” label (China). If a detail does not line up, the recall contact below can confirm.

What the notice tells you to do

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

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: 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.

The recall is 9 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 9 years ago. The notice gives a phone number, an email address and a website 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 7,200 units, this is the 48th 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 above typical size.
• 11 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (impact and crush), 4 of them in adult / unisex footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 2004.
• The notice puts the sales window at about 45 months (October 2013 to June 2017), against a median of 7 months across recalls that state one. The recall came 2 months after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $80 to $130. For work and safety boots in the archive the typical stated price is about $110, so this pair sat near the middle of its group.
• The notice cites 1 report before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2017 brought 5 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 83,400 units in all. This was the 2nd of the year by date and the 3rd largest by units.
• Sold at Kohl’s. 1 other footwear recall in the archive also list Kohl’s as a seller; the most recent is Breeze Ave, Breeze Shore and Breeze Step women’s shoes in navy colors (2022).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• 1 report on about 7,200 units works out to roughly 14 reports per 100,000 units. The median across the 55 recalls that give both figures is 16, so this recall drew fewer reports per pair than most.
• At the stated price, the 7,200 units come to roughly $760,000 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.