Roberto
Well-known member
I read on some accident reports (also the coroner's one about the toughest sidney hobart) about several cases of spinal fracture, with following death or paralysis, caused by the attachment point of the harness on the body. Most of them were caused by waves sweeping the deck taking the crew with them, rather than when people were being towed in the water.
On most harnesses I have seen, if not all, the attachment point is located a few centimetres below the sternum, in some of them almost at the belly button height. No wonder if the body is violently projected away and the harness line comes tight perpendicularly to the body, the spine would suffer a severe shock, with stress geometry being the best to crack it in two.
Wouldn't it be better to have the attachment point located 5-10cm above the sternum? In that case the shock would be better absorbed by the whole chest, imho..
Opinions?
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On most harnesses I have seen, if not all, the attachment point is located a few centimetres below the sternum, in some of them almost at the belly button height. No wonder if the body is violently projected away and the harness line comes tight perpendicularly to the body, the spine would suffer a severe shock, with stress geometry being the best to crack it in two.
Wouldn't it be better to have the attachment point located 5-10cm above the sternum? In that case the shock would be better absorbed by the whole chest, imho..
Opinions?
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