Never from the stand but while hanging a stand.I was hanging an api al100 about 20 feet up on the side of a hill.It was a good 30 feet to the bottom and rocks and downed tree limbs were everyplace.I had my foot braced on a tree limb that looked good and solid for extra leverage.The limb snapped without warning and down I came.Lucky for me I was wearing a climbing belt.I got a little scuffed but that was all.