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One hundred eleven (52%) hunters were injured by falling from a tree stand, 49 (23%) fell while descending from a tree stand, and 40 (19%) fell while climbing to a tree stand; for 14 (7%), this information was unknown.

Mechanical failure (i.e., collapse of the tree stand or its steps) occurred in 68 (32%) of the incidents. Nov 10, In New York, officials reported six fatalities in autumn involving treestand falls. A Pennsylvania study of hunting accidents documented treestand-fall victims.

Although its injury rates- perlicensed hunters- appear relatively low compared to other studies, it still included seven fatalities. Aug 27, 2 Types of Treestands Involved with Falls. Stand types in use during falls were: lock-on (31 percent), climber (25 percent), ladder (20 percent), homemade (20 percent), and box stands/tripods (four percent).

This was almost twice the level for gun hunters.

Photo Credit: Brad HerndonAuthor: TSSA. experienced falls and near falls from tree stands than firearm survey respondents (Table 2). Approximately 28% of the respondents to the archery survey had fallen or nearly fell, whereas about 13% of firearm respondents reported to have fallen or experienced a near fall.

Collectively, ascent and descent from stand accounts for >50% of fall and near-fall. Oct 02, Mayhew says recent data released by the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System shows 1, people sought emergency room care as the result of an injury from a tree stand fall in The number reflects a 65% reduction in injuries from tree stand falls over the last nine years.

Apr 24, Similarly, the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation examined tree stand death and injury statistics from to and concluded that 31 percent of falls were attributed to mechanical issues like broken straps, stands, or ladders. Like many specialty products, tree stands are not regulated by the federal government, and are only subject to voluntary regulations.

This lack of oversight and quality control may be responsible for several tree stand Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Sep 18, A quick search of GoFundMe revealed a staggering number of treestand accidents.

According to Glen Mayhew, president of the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation (TSSA), there were approximately 3, treestand-related accidents in that resulted in bushdig.barted Reading Time: 8 mins.