H.H. Brown Redeemer Work Boots Recalled for Non-Puncture-Resistant Sole
H.H. Brown Shoe Company is recalling about 2,360 Redeemer DH 5379 work boots sold from February 2023 through October 2023 because the sole is not puncture-resistant, posing an injury hazard. No injuries have been reported.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 1/5 (Low).
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states no injuries have been reported, and the hazard is theoretical in nature—a design defect (non-puncture-resistant sole) without any documented harm. This meets the criterion for a score of 1 as a product defect with no reported or documented injury.
Plain-English summary
H.H. Brown Shoe Company Inc. of Greenwich, Connecticut is recalling Redeemer DH 5379 Men's 11" Waterproof Metguard Comp Toe Roper Work Boots. The recalled boots have manufacturing codes VCJJ22, VCJC23, VCJD23, and VCJF23. The soles are not puncture-resistant, which poses an injury hazard to users.
About 2,360 pairs were sold through shoe and workwear stores nationwide and online at doublehboots.com from February 2023 through October 2023 for approximately $190 per pair. The boots are brown leather pull-on boots with a square toe, one-inch heel, EVA midsole, and metatarsal guard. They are embossed with the words "Phantom Rider," "Non-Metallic Toe," and "Puncture Resisting Sole," and were manufactured in Vietnam.
No injuries have been reported. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled boots and contact H.H. Brown Shoe Company for a prepaid shipping label to return the boots for a free replacement of Redeemer DH 5379 work boots with puncture-resistant soles. For assistance, call 800-441-4319 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or visit https://www.doublehboots.com/safetyrecall or https://www.doublehboots.com/ and click on "Recall."
The recalled product
- Product
- Redeemer Men's Work Boot Model DH 5379
- Category
- Consumer Product — Footwear
- Affected units
- 2,360
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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