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villain75 t1_j9yk1pw wrote

Reply to comment by Fakarie in Workers tasked with moving products in the U.S. food and beverage supply chain are at a high risk of severe injuries and fatalities — Grocery wholesalers and grocery retail stores saw the highest number of injuries, followed closely by the warehousing and storage groups by marketrent

They're recommended, but not required. It's a common hazard to get your toes/feet injured moving around heavy pallets, too, so they're appropriate.

Not required.

Workplaces that only supply the bare minimum aren't safe workplaces.

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Fakarie t1_j9ylt9f wrote

I worked in the industry for 20 years. Toe injuries happen, but are not common. My only injury in that time was an eye laceration.

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villain75 t1_j9z357d wrote

I work in an industry that also uses pallet jacks, and we require foot protection because we don't want broken toes, regardless of how infrequent.

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