Mirage Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Well it happend yesterday. I was taking down a treestand ladder type and the stand broke in half sending me down to ground and hard I landed on my feet at first and dropped to my back. I have a compression fracture of my L1 vertabrey. I can walk but it hurts bad and im on some pain killers among some other stuff. I see a specialist tommorow. I wasnt using a saftey harnness. I am dumb and are paying the price for it. So guys and gals please for your family and you use a safety harness. This accident will set me back probably 6 weeks. I have insurance to help that I pay extra for but I will miss this years hunting. And that hurts alot!!! So please guys be safe and i will let you know what the doctor says tomorrow. About rehab and such. Thanks Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hope that all heals well for you and you feel better soon. I do not think many people wear safety harnesses while climbing up and down a ladder stand. Definetly wear one while in the stand. Really, I think you just had a case of bad luck IMO> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Yeah, I don't see how you could've worn a safety harness while doing that. Really sorry you got hurt!!! Hope it heals quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogg6 Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hope you heal up fast, best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 I have to agree ,, I have a couple ladder stands I hunt from and one setup in the backyard I practice from. I really don't see how a saftey harness would have helped in your case...:( I hope everything heals 100%, and NO surgeries are necessary ... A prayer or two headed your way .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Get better soon and its a good reminder to all those heading out to wear a harness. Hope your recovery goes well and sorry to hear your going to miss hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Sorry to hear that. Prayers go out to you for a quick and painless as possbile healing. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 If all of you would use "ground blinds", you wouldn't have these problems! You will also shoot just as many deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Sean that stinks man.. So sorry to hear this! Hope ya heal quickly!! We will keep you in our prayers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Really sorry to hear this! Hope you get well soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Rough go. I hope everything heals soon. Let us know what the specialist says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Man,that stinks.Back injuries can be a bear to recover from.I hope you get all healed up in time for a late season hunt or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Glad to hear you're okay considering. However, I hate to hear stories like this with folks not using a safety harness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Thanks, i will see the specialst today. I have been up and down treestands for the last 20 years and never had I had a problem until this one. The stand was only 2 years old. if had used a secure line tied to the top of the tree and a persit knot i would have been saved. I only fell may13 feet but man what a hard landing and it happed in less than a second. Just be safe. I always thought this could never happen to me. And it did. i just thank GOD for saving me from the worst. Be safe please Thanks Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Ugh that stinks. Sorry to hear this man, get better soon. Sounds like it could have been a lot worse though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Back injuries can be fickle, make sure you take your time and do what they tell you to do. Sorry to hear this, hope this doesn't linger for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Ugh that stinks. Sorry to hear this man, get better soon. Sounds like it could have been a lot worse though. Thats the truth. I hope nobody has to ever go through this. I always wear a safety belt while hunting but hardly ver when im putting up a ladder type but that will have to change.!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 I'm sorry to hear about your fall. Hope you heal quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Sauceman Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 OUCH!!! Well, if you have been keeping up with my NIGHTMARE then you know I know EXACTLY what you are talking about!! Hope you get better without surgery!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowhunter56 Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Your lucky your not paralized or dead, i hope others read your post and learn something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 When putting up or taking down ladder stands, it's best to have at least three people. It's not always feasible, but it's the safest way. Hope you get healed up quick and have no permanent damage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 First, glad you are alive and can walk. Second, when putting up a ladder stand, take your portable or borrow one. Climb to the ladder plaform and secure it from the saftey of the portable with your harness on. Lastly, there are several safety systems available for use with ladder stands. Summit makes one called angelwings. There is also a good looking one that uses a seatbelt tensioner that will allow you to climb up and down while hooked in and will stop a fall. When you climb down, you can hook it to a bottom step of the stand and then attach next time you need to climb. Best of luck New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 I just got back from the doctors office and he says time will heal this. He want to do onther x ray in a week to compare to seeif the compresion has gotten worse. He says it looks pretty good though. On a side note he said he couldnt tell me how many people come in there falling from a treestand. So please be carefull. the doc syas about 4 weeks and I should be ok as long as I take it easy. This will be hard for me because i like to work and stay busy. I will take his advice and listen to him. I jst dont know about going to maryland this october maybe novmber. I ordered the plane ticket today but may have to push it back to novmber. it will be a better time to hunt right in the rut. i just didnt want to wait that long. But now I have to Be safe sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Sean, was it a factory stand or home built? I cant understand what or why it broke? other than going up to undo the top strap, it still is secured to the tree by the bottom support. Sorry to hear of a fall, and hope you recover quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Bummer...but like a few others have said, I don't see how a safety harness would have helped you in that situation with a ladder stand. Maybe I'm wrong but it sounds like the middle stabilizer bar was attached to the tree while you were climbing up the stand to attach the top of the stand to the tree. When you got close to the top, the top came away from the tree and broke above the stabilizer bar dropping you to the ground with upper half of the stand on top of you. I use a climbing belt when I put up hang on stands but I'm too far from the tree to attach to it with both my climbing belt or a safety belt when it comes to going up to the top of ladder stands. Once you get there that's different. For what it's worth now here's the safest method I've found for putting up and taking down ladder stands. If there's another way that's safer, I haven't figured it out yet. Attach 2 ropes (at least twice as long as the ladder is tall) to each side of the ladder stand at the top. Crisscross the ropes around the back side of the tree as high as possible to the top of the stand. If you have a buddy with you have him wrap them around his back side keeping the rope tight while you climb up to tighten the stand or lossen it and climb down if you're taking the stand down. If you don't have a buddy with you come back to each ladder leg about 5' above the ground by a step and after having tied a loop in the rope about 2 1/2' to 3' from the leg wrap the rope around the leg, go back through the loop with the rope, come back to the leg and pull the rope tight. Then tie each rope off after it's tight. The rope will help (in a big way) to keep the ladder stand secure against the tree while it's not otherwise secured to the tree at the top of the stand with the chain or ratchet that comes with it (if that's how it's supposed to attach to the tree). You can also do the same crisscross secure method using 2 ratchet straps if you have 2 that are long enough to crisscross behind the tree and come back to the ladder legs. Maybe this little bit of advice will help prevent some other accidents with preparing ladder stands to hunt in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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