I do not own a lift or a Lift Company.
Would the instruction involve some form of concrete anchors.

HOW do the "MCACN" guys handle this whether they are inspection groups or vendor selling these things.

I Know it is none of my Business, Safety Rules in/on the Rails, AIR & on the Seas are written in Blood.
WAKE up call!

that'll buff right out

Ouch, that’ll hurt the bottom line all the way around

Yikes!! That's not good...

Possible cause
 

I saw a comment on FB that one of the latches didn’t release when putting it down. Don’t quote me on this. Does this sound possible?

Thanks,
Marty

I read somewhere that this was inside a tent/temporary covering and the asphalt under one or two legs caved in causing the lift to crash. I have absolutely no idea if there is any truth to this, just repeating what I read.

The lifts used at MCACN in 2023 were supplied by Titan Lifts and they are made in the USA. I have searched out some info and the lift at BJ is said to be a Champion Lift made overseas.

Regardless of where it is made, it is no better than the guy (be he Moron or Genius) who puts it together!!!! Not saying that a US made lift isn't better. But just because it is made in USA, doesn't make it so.

I have a hard time believing that the subject of this thread was caused by inferior metal shearing off or breaking.

We may never know the whole story. Lots of misinformation or assumptions.

My guess is operator error.

I have a number of lifts with the same locking design as this one, though a different manufacturer. I always, always, always visually look to make sure I can see all 4 locking blocks pointed down before lowering the deck. If one hangs up, this is what can happen. Not saying assembly wasn't partially to blame, but operator error caused this to go beyond the point of no return.

It's very plausible Marty. In 2017 my dealer destroyed my 2500 CC by dumping it from the top due to the RH latch not being released. Whether latch adjustment or operator error the results were catastrophic. I got a new truck for peanuts.