mbemerson wrote:
“Rest assured I have ROPS protection.”
ROPS isn't quite the same as FOPS (Falling Object Protection Structure).
This poor fellow may have thought the steel cab was good enough, where it was nothing more than a “sunshade”. He was 29 and a new father.
To explain how things can go from bad to worse in a split second. The force of the cab going back pushed the control levers backwards, exacerbating the force of the bucket and stick against the trunk.
Just sayin' stay safe, know your machine and it's (and your) capabilities.
Want to keep you around. 
