Date of incident
2021-05-03
Location of incident
New Zealand
Age of impacted party
30
Outcome
Minor injury
Type of incident
Fall from height
Type of equipment involved
Hitch cord
Type of injury
Cut/Laceration
Bodily injury to
Head/neck
Action taken
Offsite Medical Professional assistance
Involvement of contributor
Worker performing task
Weather
Sunny/mostly sunny
Causes of the incident
Incorrect equipment setup
Description of incident
When undertaking a dismantle of a tall single stem tree I descended on my drt line and the line was to short for the tree, meaning I got to the end and it feed though my system as I had no stopper knot. I fell about 4m (luckily into soft brush) but my head snapped back when I landed and hit a concrete water trough. The helmet to the brunt of the hit and saved my life.
Contributing factors
Rushing due to other thing on my mind NO STOPPER KNOT
Incident review and preventative measures
Always tie a stopper knot Take time on the job and look at each tree