by Tdarcos » Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:32 pm
When I lived in California, I worked for 3 1/2 years as a programmer for a tax preparer. Her husband was a truck driver for Ralphs Grocery Company of Southern California, and when he went into work he rode his motorcycle. My boss told me how one time he had a nastly fall accident and came out of it with only some minor scrapes, because he always rode with jeans and leather leggings, and, which kept him from losing part of his feet, steel-toe shoes.
After the accident the steel was almost worn through. The outside of the shoe was completely obliterated, and if he hadn't had a steel front cover, he'd have lost some of his toes.
So my recommendation is, at a minimum, always wear closed shoes with steel toes, and if you can, some form of high-friction resistant clothing.
When I lived in California, I worked for 3 1/2 years as a programmer for a tax preparer. Her husband was a truck driver for Ralphs Grocery Company of Southern California, and when he went into work he rode his motorcycle. My boss told me how one time he had a nastly fall accident and came out of it with only some minor scrapes, because he always rode with jeans and leather leggings, and, which kept him from losing part of his feet, steel-toe shoes.
After the accident the steel was almost worn through. The outside of the shoe was completely obliterated, and if he hadn't had a steel front cover, he'd have lost some of his toes.
So my recommendation is, at a minimum, always wear closed shoes with steel toes, and if you can, some form of high-friction resistant clothing.