WARNING:
THE FOLLOWING REPLY IS NOT A POLITICALLY CORRECT, FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF, WARM AND FUZZY REPLY. so, if you get your feelings hurt easily, do not read any further.
Someone fell before they got their harness on? And broke their neck?
How did he fall off the ground? I put on my harness at the truck, it is a little less noise when you get to your tree. After I attach my stand then a put the rope on the tree and attach it to my harness, and THEN I climb the tree with EVERYTHING attached to the tree, Seat o' the pants harness and all! You CAN climb with it. You CAN descend with it.

My Summit Cobra is designed by a structural engineer, and the cables are rated at 8,000 pounds, not because thats how much tensile power is applied but the stiffness of that cable helps hold it's shape when you climb. The welds will break before the cable does.
If you buy a quality climber....there is no need to replace anything on it before you use it.

No manufacturer will mass produce a faulty stand due to litigation practices of the American consumer, IN MY OPINION the only reason people fall from a stand is due to ignorance and violatating simple safety practices. Having a 10 year old stand that has been tossed around in the back of the truck or left in the tree all year are neglected and neglect is a violation of a simple safety practice. Not inspecting your stand prior to use is also a violation.

Summit gives a free video with every stand it sells that shows common safety practices but I'd be willing to bet at least half of the people who get one have the attitude that they know how to use a stand and will not watch it. One of the PROPER steps to install a climber is to ascertain the platform is secure before moving you feet out of the stirrups.

The ONLY reason someone could fall out of a summit and break their neck is because they are a dumbas*