Posted By Jeff Watt I have a possible safety myth I would like tested by the learned community. Reading a previous post on safety footwear made me think of something that my safety mentor told me about steel toe caps in boots. He said that steel toe caps were in boots because in the days of heavier industry when something really big landed on your foot the only option in many cases was amputation of the foot as a means of getting you out from under the Main Battle Tank you were fettling at the time. The steel toe cap prevented the foot being nipped to the floor and so cutting off the back of the boot allowed the whole foot to be brought out thankfully still attached to the rest of your body. Does this sound historically accurate? Jeff

Posted By Robert K Lewis Sounds like the one which says construction sites must be muddy so that if anything drops on your foot it will merely be pressed into the ground and not be injured. Bob