Penalty for raising tetra higher than player station?

[Meandmyself]

In the quarterfinals at BAE 1276 was rammed and it caused a tetra to fling wildly over our driver and operator. The ref had his hand right over 1276's E-stop. Luckily we managed to move away from the wall. Why would they shut us down if we weren't the cause of the tetra overhead?

Even if 1276 was not the cause of the unsafe play, shutting down 1276 was a possible solution to the unsafe situation. The ref is trying to stop unsafe play the quickest way possible, not to penalize a team for creating an unsafe condition. That comes later, once people are out of danger.