A tool for opening shipping containers having a handle and a protrusion adapted to pierce tape and not pierce and cut clothing and human skin. The protrusion includes at least two teeth, each tooth having a thickness or width in the range 1/16 inch to 3/32 inch, a depth in the range of 1/16 inch to 5/32 inch, and faces forming a piercing edge having an angle in the range of 60 degrees to 90 degrees.
