Family Horrified by Dropped Casket

A worker said "my bad" after he apparently kicked the mechanism that lowers the casket, causing it to drop and open slightly during the service.

[@msheridan6970]

Thats why most funeral homes dont do the lowering until everyone has gone home !!!

[@jgbspuddyvevo2721]

Machine breaks

[@coryturner9140]

Lowering devices take so much abuse. I dreaded lowering caskets in front of families because I knew this could happen. If people only knew what went on with caskets and mishaps they would gasp. The company I worked for many years ago had a canopy take off in the wind about 5 minutes after the family left and grabbed the corner of the casket and rolled it a good 15 feet from the grave and no sooner did they get the casket back on the grave a family member came back for flowers… had they seen that casket upside down it would have been very upsetting to say the least but stuff happens…

[@darrellclements4446]

A few years ago I was at a funeral of an extended family member. When the directors went to lower the coffin something happened and the head end dropped while the foot end stayed put until the coffin was at about a 45* angle. The family actually got a good laugh as they said that’s something like he would have arranged to break the ice. There was also a Dixie Land band there to see him off. Quite unconventional but not so sad.

[@mar_gamingyt4252]

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[@fargolargopants1694]

Accidents truly happen...machines fail....this is just one of those rare moments caught on video/picture. I am sure they didn't mean for that to happen.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"My bad"

[@miamoore1666]

“My Bad” lol, I’m sorry, but that’s hysterical. I mean, he probably was as shocked as they were and really didn’t know what to say. People react differently to situations some people laugh when someone dies it’s the shock that gets them so I wouldn’t be mad at the worker.

[@billstmaxx]

that lowering device is mechanical. They break down. It happens I own one of these devices

[@andelowens6391]

Body almost falls out:

[@jmilee85]

The family should NEVER be graveside when the casket is lowered, NEVER!!! This is the first time in all my life I have ever seen a family standing there when the casket gets lowered. That's literally a rule at all four funeral homes I've been at in my city, that the family leaves then the casket is lowered

[@ahill4642]

No disrespect intended, but accidents happen. "My bad" is just his way of saying sorry.

[@AlexPletcherPhoto]

Hold up... Started filling with WATER!? What the frick

[@eddieramos7857]

Things happen !! More than 30 yrs ago , right after my father was buried , a lady showed up screaming that the burial site belonged to her !! Yes , it was true and my father had to be reburied at the correct site . That was really something !!

[@elexmilyirishh6067]

As one that works in a cemetery all I can say is that we don't want mistakes to happen either, especially with the family watching, but sometimes the weather doesn't want to cooperate and makes things slick or when we open the grave the ground caves in making it dangerous to get too close or a bolt comes loose on the equipment. We wish all burials would go with the dignity and respect that they all deserve , but sometimes nature has other plans.

[@care4557]

I’m so sorry this happened to your loved one. They dropped my mom during her funeral while moving her into the plot. It was horrible. I keep saying in my head please don’t fall out. She luckily the coffin didn’t open but my kids have never forgotten that moment.

[@blueboyysmallz]

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[@SurvivingasMom]

I'm a funeral director and you really never know whats gonna happen. However, this could have been handled better. Very unfortunate.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I find it a creepy coincidence how he's pictured here with that shirt in the background at

[@baller9real]

We had my mother cremated, and it was pretty sad to watch them place her in her final resting place. They placed her in the ground, allowed us a few minutes, then proceeded to place dirt on top of her, then they used this metal thing to stamp down the dirt, then they would put some more dirt in, and use the metal thing to stamp the dirt down some more, and continue with the process until my mother's grave was full with dirt. Then they placed the grass on top of it, wished us well, and drove away. I can understand how traumatizing a funeral can be, especially if something like this happens.