Two weeks my brother was in the woods behind his house when he decided to check one of his hang on stands. As he was getting out of the stand he grabbed a high branch as he was stepping down onto his tree step. The branch broke and he fell straight onto his butt. He broke his pelvis in two places but was able to walk/crawl back to his house.
He realizes how lucky he was. The thing is he is real anal about tree stand safety during hunting season. Yes accidents can happen at any time.
