My first thought was if this was indeed an "accident" or a "message". Cabs have been known to be crushed by an 'act of god' at ye old yard operation in times past.

Politics first,safety last?

Name Withheld might know about a thing or two.

Thanks!

Name Withheld by Request Wrote:
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> " An Injury To ONE -- Is An Injury To ALL " --
> Longshore Union Motto, seen on shirts, safety
> vests, license plate frames, and probably a
> tombstone or two.
> Commonly called a " Top Pick ", this over - sized
> equipment moves a single container, loaded or
> empty, from all four top corner ISO pockets. The
> pick itself weights 60,000lbs or more, plus the
> container that can weight up to 67,000lbs. max
> loaded, and can stack cans up to 5 high.
> A similar lift called a Side Pick only lifts a
> can from 2 ISO pockets on one side, and is only
> used for empty cans. Side picks can stack empty
> cans up to 7 high.
> Top Pick & Side Pick equipment will sort & stack
> cans, and transfer them to yard goat - powered "
> carts " to be moved about the yards and to and
> from ship cranes. They also place cans on port
> trucker container chassis, as well as Steamship -
> owned and chassis pool - owned road chassis.
> Chassis damage is common; admission of guilt by
> Longshore is non - existent.
> Picture one of these Top - Picks laying on its'
> side, after a rookie operator was spinning
> doughnuts in the container yard. Or a top pick
> operator stopping HARD with a load up high, AND
> nosing over the can AND top pick into a loaded
> stack AND knocking over the entire stack. OR a top
> pick knocking over a 120 foot high yard light
> pole. ( Several of these have happened through the
> years. ) Punishment for The Guilty is non -
> existent; that Top Pick driver is likely a shop
> steward by now, with Union nepotism common and
> drug tests not allowed by Union Contract.
> I'm quite surprised this image was even posted;
> Longshore usually cover up their Boo - Boo's very
> quickly. If one knows where to look, evidence of
> past Boo - Boo's can be had at most Port Container
> facilities. Smashed yard pickups ( that was a
> Chevy S - 10 ), bent chassis, yard goats that hit
> something SOLID -- at speed. My favorite is the T
> - Boned Yard Security Van !
> " An Injury to ONE -- Is An Injury to ALL "
> indeed. The " Rail Clerk " in the pickup is a
> Longshore too.