
There were 5 reports of the cable assemblies breaking due to corrosion, including 2 hunters who fell and suffered broken bones. In November 2020, X-Stand Treestands recalled 3,400 Silent Adrenaline and Apache Climbing Tree Stands due to a fall hazard. X-Stand Recalls Tree Stands After 2 Hunters Fall, Suffer Broken Bones They were sold from August 2021 through October 2021 for $60 to $80. The problem is that the crimps of the plastic-coated cables can slip during use and cause the standing platform to release, posing fall and injury hazards to users. In December 2021, Big Game Treestands recalled about 1,030 of their “2021 The Captain Hang-on Treestand” (Model: BGM-FP0050) after 10 reports of the treestand cables releasing and causing hunters to fall. Big Game Treestands Recalls 2021 “The Captain” Hang-On Tree Stand After 10 Hunters Fall The Field & Stream Tree Stand Lawsuit was filed on Jin the Court of Common Pleas for the State of South Carolina (Berkeley County) - Case Number 2:22-cv-02371. The lawsuit was filed against the tree stand’s manufacturer, Primal Vantage, and Dick’s Sporting Goods (which sold the tree stand at a Field & Stream store in North Charleston, South Carolina). Rowedder fell from a height of or about twenty-four feet, resulting in his severely breaking both of his ankles.” “Due to both the cable locking mechanism and safety harness failing, Mr. He was wearing his safety harness, but a strap “failed under load allowing him to fall to the ground.” The man, James R., claims that he was injured by a defective Stream Stealth Climber Tree Stand (HEH01293) in October 2021.Īccording to the lawsuit, his foot hit a quick pin that released a cable-locking mechanism, which caused the foot platform to fall. In July 2022, a tree stand lawsuit was filed by a hunter from South Carolina who severely broke both of his ankles after falling out of a Field & Stream Tree Stand. UPDATE: Hunter Files Lawsuit After Falling Out of Field & Stream Tree Stand Please use the form below to contact our Product Liability Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753. If you or somebody you know has been injured by a defective tree stand, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting tree stand induced injury cases in all 50 states. Deer hunting from a tree stand provides hunters with a significant advantage, but it also poses a serious risk of injuries and deaths due to defective equipment.
