Table 3.
Classification of injury events based on incident dynamics and relative causal factors (crash phase) according to the Haddon matrix
| Events (n) | Dynamics | Description of factors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental (n) | Human (n) | Equipment (n) | ||
| 21 | OBE | Hole in the ground (1) Seaweed bank (1) Sudden change in wind direction or intensity (6) |
Speed too high (1) Pilot error in steering the kite (2) Error during a change of direction (1) |
Kite becomes uncontrollable (8) Line breakage (1) |
| 5 | Lifted by kite while not on the buggy | Sudden change in wind direction or intensity (2) | Inattentiveness when launching the kite (1) | Kite becomes uncontrollable (2) |
| 3 | Flipped buggy | Large hole in the ground (1) | Kite steering error (1) Error in performing a freestyle manoeuvre(360° spins) (1) |
– |
| 2 | Collision with equipment | – | Gust of wind (1) | Detached wheel (1) |
| 1 | Collision with obstacle | – | The pilot did not see an obstacle (1) | – |
| 1 | Involuntary manoeuvre | Sudden gust of wind (1) | – | – |
| 1 | Collision between two buggies | – | Poor visibility (1) (during a night-time competition) | – |