&gt; That said, it is a human error I&#x27;ve made myself<p>Which is exactly why I see this as an accident. It is very easy to see a tree as something strong and capable of supporting some amount of weight because it has done so for a very long time. Even experienced woodsmen are caught unawares by trees with regularity.<p>A dead tree is an accident waiting to happen and any tree without leaves is one that you should not climb into or hang weight from or even walk under until you&#x27;ve figured out what the exact state of affairs is.