WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: The tipping point

Sep 7, 2013

Updated Sep 9, 2013

Forking a dumpster can be a challenge in itself.

Add some pretty heavy snow, and the opportunity for calamity shoots up significantly.

Today’s ‘Whoops’ features a garbage truck driver who manages to snag a dumpster with one of the two forks required to lift it, and then is forced to watch it teeter on the brink of falling, potentially crushing a car.

A crane truck is called in to save the day.

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