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I'm not sure about the composite thing though as they have to pass the same tests as the steel don't they? My boots are timberland S3 compliant and they have the composite toe cap. But do have steel in the sole to stop nails and the like coming in.
I wear composite toes as well - would welcome clarification on the mower blade thing. Mine have kevlar insoles, nice and light for when you're on your feet all day.
Its worth noting that 'composite' could mean a number of materials. Mostly a combination of plastic's or high density rubber. Although these would slow down a mower blade they may not stop one. I don't have proof of this though I would bet money on it. I do have some prof of what a chainsaw will do to composite toe cap.
The tests the toe cap needs to pass are to do with blunt force rather than a metal cutting blade. I just looked up S3:
I'm happy to be proved wrong and would love a lighter pair of boots but can we reasonably expect a few millimetres of plastic to stop a blade?
I wear S3 compliant composites (toe and sole plates) and assumed they would offer the same protection as steel, but I now have my doubts. My chainsaw boots are steel so I'm happy with that. But I'm about to shop for new everyday boots so might well go for steel there as well, despite the massive weight difference!
Watched this the other day on a trip down a youtube rabbit hole :)
Blimey, if that white stuff is the boot inner lining, you were incredibly lucky there. A couple of more mm would have been very bad. You should buy a lottery ticket today :)
Very lucky ! That picture gives me the willies !
Just goes to show doesn't it. I was unloading the van of a load of long whippy beech trimmings to shred yesterday - thought to put my safety specs on, then though nah it's only some little twigs, then thought put them on anyway. Pulled one branch out which got stuck then pinged straight into my face with a sharp crack bang in the middle of one of the lenses of the glasses. Never can be too careful.
I will never forget hearing about a very experienced tree surgeon that I knew who decided to reverse a stump grinder off of a trailer - like he had done loads of times. He slipped & it slid down over his legs.
The twig in the eye is a classic. Wearing safety specs when you are weeding etc seems like overkill but we have all been spiked, in the face by something.
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