Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action; General Work Refused
Human Factors; Procedure
Two Class 8 Dangerous Goods packages were tied down too tightly and the packages were crushed. We had them removed from the aircraft before pushback.Inspect the tie down ropes and ensure they secure the packages but don't crush them.
Air carrier Captain reported Dangerous Goods cargo was unloaded due to packages being crushed.