It looks like the inventory spaces have a sort of cooldown. Here's an example where I couldn't use spaces:
Here's the same container after some time with different broken spaces (about 15 minutes or so):
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Dec 6 2019
Dec 6 2019
cup added a comment to T146904: Can't put items into inventory spaces. .
Here's the same container after some time with different broken spaces (about 15 minutes or so):
May 11 2016
May 11 2016
cup edited Steps To Reproduce on T101721: Clipping Inside Non-Enterable Structure.
May 10 2016
May 10 2016
cup edited Steps To Reproduce on T98878: Low Power Lines.