The invention relates to a drop stitch detecting device on the head of a stapler with a hand lever and a detection method thereof. The drop stitch detecting device comprises a computer, a video camera, an illuminant light and a stapler locating device; the video camera comprises a CMOS picture sensor and a lens; the stapler locating device comprises a pedestal, a stapler clamp, an illuminant rack, a video camera rack, an upright post and a winding gear; the stapler clamp comprises a sliding panel, a component sliding stand, a teeth bar, a fixed pedestal, a dirigible wheel, locking apparatus and a ledger plate; the sliding panel is fixedly arranged on the sliding stand; the ledger plate is fixedly arranged on the fixed pedestal; the teeth bar is arranged on the component sliding stand; and the dirigible wheel and the locking apparatus are arranged on a lateral surface. Based on the reflection image principle, the drop stitch detecting device adopts a low-angle ring light frontal projection manner for detection. The drop stitch detecting device and the detection method thereof solve the drop stitch detection problem of the stapler with the hand lever, increase the product qualified rate and safety, avoid the human misjudgment, increase the detection efficiency, ensure the product quality, have the advantages of high accuracy, high speed and compact structure and design. Furthermore, the invention is suitable for popularization and use.