Effects of wearing gumboots and leather lace-up work boots on plantar loading when walking on a simulated underground coal mine surface

This study investigated the effects of wearing two standard underground coal mining work boots (a gumboot and a leather lace-up boot) on plantar pressures when participants walked across a simulated underground coal mine surface. In-shoe plantar pressures were recorded as 20 male participants walked...

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Published in:Footwear science 2018-09, Vol.10 (3), p.139-148
Main Authors: Dobson, Jessica A., Riddiford-Harland, Diane L., Steele, Julie R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boots
Coal mines
Coal mining
Dirt
foot loading
Footwear
Fractures
Lace
Leather
Miners
plantar pressures
Risk analysis
Ulcers
Underground mines
Walking
work boots
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Summary:This study investigated the effects of wearing two standard underground coal mining work boots (a gumboot and a leather lace-up boot) on plantar pressures when participants walked across a simulated underground coal mine surface. In-shoe plantar pressures were recorded as 20 male participants walked at a self-selected pace across a hard dirt surface while wearing each boot type. Walking in a gumboot, compared to a leather lace-up boot, resulted in increased plantar pressures and forces, particularly under the heel and forefoot areas. Increased plantar pressures and forces over a long time period is not only a risk factor for painful foot conditions, such as ulcers but also overuse injuries such as stress fractures. The leather lace-up boot might be a better safety footwear option for underground coal miners working under these conditions.
ISSN:1942-4280
1942-4299
DOI:10.1080/19424280.2018.1486461