You've probably read about this accident ... but ...

[Roy Hersh]

Doh!

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/22/1 ... llion.html

[Andy Velebil]

Let me guess, a $20 part took out a million in wine. Regardless that sucks big time!

[Peter W. Meek]

Re: $20 part

More likely a forklift operator who didn't believe the explicit instructions about keeping the forklift on firm, level ground.

This happens a lot, but not usually with such a fragile and noteworthy load.

And, yes, that REALLY sucks. Not just because of the dollar value, but because that represents a lot of human investment. I would consider it to be on a par with the accidental destruction of an unreplaceable work of art.

[Moses Botbol]

I picture Beavis working the forklift and not sure what happened, but is laughing...

Sounds like an insurance scam. They knew the corks were crap...