Some of you have seen me posting in the chatbox about this. On Monday, Chris Harmon, a kid I went to school with, was in a lifting accident.
He was doing an incline set of 250 when the bar slipped and landed on his face. My trainer told me he and a few others rushed over to Chris' aid. They got the bar off of him, allowing him to roll onto the floor and start to bleed out. They said the blood would not stop coming out, he lost half of the blood in his body.
He was taken by ambulance (too foggy for a chopper) to Grant. He died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, but they were able to revive him.
Here's the MRI:
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs471.snc3/25819_320409061938_570841938_3663384_537115_n.jpg
He severed two major arteries in his face. They had to abort surgery earlier today because his lungs were starting to fill with fluid. He's supposed to be in surgery til late tonight. The doctors have given him a 50/50 shot at living.
Chris wasn't using a spotter.
Article:
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20100223/UPDATES01/100223004/1002/NEWS01
Let this serve as a reminder to always use a spotter. I really don't want to get my suit out.