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An improperly wall-mounted LCD isn't a huge falling threat unless there's a child or pet under it though.
I would expect most injuries from tube tvs would be muscle related from lifting them, with the occasional severe shock from those who were brave enough to open them up for repairs but not smart enough to discharge them properly.
lol .... the last CRT TV I owned was a 36" behemoth ... it was as deep as it was wide and weighed about 100lbs as a lopsided box (all the weight was in the front and not the back) ... I was just getting into LCD TVs at the time and I moved the 36" CRT to the basement and planned on placing it front of my treadmill to watch TV. I had to place it about chest height above the ground on a heavy platform I built ... I just about ruined my back carrying the damned thing downstairs, then lifting and moving it into place. Because its a big lopsided box, the weight easily makes you do unnatural things to your spine. I felt like an ancient Egyptian placing a stone on the pyramids.