3000 lbs is nothing for your average forklift to handle. It is a problem for a group of idiots to handle though.
it fell off a “manual” forklift...
A “manual” forklift doesn’t sound average or normal. Maybe it was a forklift owned by “Manual” or three guys acting like a fork lift. lol
This is reported to be a manual lift of somekind.
I have seen Handi lifts over loaded and fail, usually
it’s within the load specs of the lift as new but
time and wear drops the limit considerable then
something fails, cable, pully shafts etc.
Also not a very stable platform in most cases.
Also a problem for most passenger type vehicles too. Regular van or pickup aren’t rated for this.