Keen shoes
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 31, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 3reports to CPSC
- Jan 31, 2025the latest report was made
- Sep 10, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Keen
- Maker
- Keen, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ShoesAll footwearCPSC’s product type: Footwear (code 1615), in Clothing and Accessories: Shoes and other Footwear
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | 1 |
| May 2023 | 1 |
| September 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jan 31, 2025, sent to the company Feb 14, 2025, published by CPSC Mar 3, 2025
The product, in the report: boots
Caller stated that the eyelet on the boot has a hook that causes the lace to hook unto the other boot causing the user to trip and fall. He stated that he has had several incidents.
Caller stated that he contacted the manufacturer, and they only acknowledged it to check on advisement.
Caller feels that these boots are dangerous and should be reported.
- Bought from
- Reny’s Dept store, Maine
- Bought
- Aug 10, 2024, about then
- Where
- Gray, Maine: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Keen, made or sold by Keen, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made May 25, 2023, sent to the company Jun 1, 2023, published by CPSC Jun 15, 2023
The product, in the report: Men’s Shoes, leather, rubber, fabric, and plastic. Mostly brown.
I am filing this report due to multiple injuries sustained when sections of the black, rubbery part of the soles of my Keen shoes (size 14) began de-laminating, catching on the steps leading down from my porch to the driveway, causing me to fall down the steps several times in the last couple months. I did not realize the shoes were causing me to fall until I happened to be looking directly at my right foot when it happened again last week. A piece of the black rubbery part of the sole, beginning just in front of the heel section, the right side of the right shoe, 4-5/8” from the back of the shoe, has separated from the hard rubber/plastic part of the sole. At the top of the steps, as I lifted my right foot to descend the steps, the de-laminated part of the sole folded under the shoe, and having excellent traction, caused unexpected resistance to the movement of my foot, momentarily holding my foot in place while the rest of my body continued forward and, due to gravity, fell down the steps. Again. Yes, I sustained injuries each time I fell. Falling from the top step to the concrete driveway I twisted my back and ribs, bruised and scraped my arms, elbows, and knees, twisted ankles and knees, tore holes in the knees of several jeans, and a couple times I hit the bumper area of my pickup with my head, causing headaches and neck pain. Although I did not feel that my physical injuries were serious enough to require hospitalization at the time, I did have pretty extensive neck surgery about 4-1/2 years ago and the recovery from that pain is quite slow. I feel that these falls, especially hitting my head on the bumper of my pickup, set my neck pain recovery back quite a bit and I have received medical care recently for the increased neck pain.
- Model
- Men’s Targhee III Waterproof
- Bought from
- Cabellas
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2022
- Where
- Shelton, Washington: Mobile/
Manufactured Home - Who was involved
- Age 63, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Keen, made or sold by Keen, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Sep 10, 2011, sent to the company Sep 20, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 4, 2011
The product, in the report: Keen Newport H2 water sandals. Here is the product description from the Keen website: “Order up some adventure with a side of water in the Newport H2 from KEEN. Ready for adverse conditions, the razor sipped outsole and 3mm lugs provide excellent traction. The washable polyester webbing upper features the odor-reducing Aegis Microbe Shield®. KEEN patented toe protection lets you follow any path, whether to rivers or trails.” They specify that the footwear is suitable for “Hiking, Beach, Sailing”
I bought some Keen River sandals for hiking. They were defective. The seams that hold the ankle together failed after 15 days of use. The seams that hold the shoe to the ankle failed in three different places on the same day - two places on the left sandal and one on the right sandal.
They began to fall apart when I was on a steep trail far from camp. I had to scramble over rocks and cross ledges to get back to camp. If the shoes failed at a critical point along the trail, they could have caused a serious fall that could have resulted in injury or death. Even if they did not cause injury, if they failed far from camp, I would have been stranded - the trail was too rugged to traverse without footwear.
I will attach photographs of the failure points. The photos show that one ankle seam has almost completely detached. Two photos show loose silver threads that are still attached at both ends. These seam threads are intact, they did not fail from abrasion. Rather they failed because the stitches were not properly anchored in the material of the shoe. My guess is the bobbin ran out of thread and Keen’s quality control did not notice the problem. The neoprene of the support would have held the threads for a few days until the stress of use pulled them loose.
The photos show that the same type of failure occurred at three different locations on the shoes- two places on the left sandal and one on the right I reported this to Keen and they said they had never heard of the problem, but there are several reviews on Amazon.com that complain about this exact problem. Keen should recall these shoes and reinforce the ankles.
- Model
- Newport H2
- UPC
- 871209343447
- Bought from
- Sportsman’s Warehouse
- Bought
- Jun 13, 2011
- Where
- Grand Canyon, Arizona: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Age 54, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Keen, made or sold by Keen, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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