Barbell Crushes Teens Neck In Weight-Lifting Accident

White Rain said:

RICHMOND, Texas — A 16-year-old boy who was lifting weights alone at his home died when a barbell holding 240 pounds fell on his neck, officials said Monday.
A relative found Cameron Michael Schaub lying lifeless on his weight bench Friday, said the Fort Bend County Sheriff's office. A preliminary autopsy by the Galveston County Medical Examiners office showed Schaub apparently died of asphyxiation due to compression of the larynx.
The teenager's death appears to be accidental, said sheriff's spokeswoman Terriann Carlson. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288726,00.html

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UM&AMWfan said:

I lift weights regulary and I've heard accidents like this happen every year and sometimes people are not killed but badly injured or paralyzed.

You have to be VERY careful when lifting or it could cost you life or limb.

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Texana said:

This family lives near us. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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Texana said:

This family lives near us. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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Texana said:

Here's his obituary notice.
http://www.legacy.com/houstonchronicle/DeathNotices.asp?Page=SearchResults

The local news said when the news first broke, that his father hopes to talk to the other football players about this (I'm assuming he meant safety concerns, etc.)

Not really much else to say, I guess, except that he seemed like a great kid.

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UM&AMWfan said:

I lift weights regulary and I've heard accidents like this happen every year and sometimes people are not killed but badly injured or paralyzed.

You have to be VERY careful when lifting or it could cost you life or limb.

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