California: Elon Musk’s SpaceX recently faced a fine of $3,600 by US workplace safety inspectors following an accident at a company’s site in Washington that nearly cost a worker his limb.
According to inspection records examined by Reuters, Musk’s rocket firm ignored conventional operating procedures and worker safety laws at its facilities around the United States. Based on government documents and interviews, the news agency documented at least 600 injuries to SpaceX workers that had not been reported since 2014.
While SpaceX has not issued any statement about the incident, the report mentioned the death of another worker who remains in a coma after his skull was fractured during a rocket engine malfunction in 2022.
According to the records, the inspectors came to the conclusion that the facility lacked a “thorough safety program,” proper communication of work regulations, and a mechanism to “correct violations.” Inspectors referred to the incident as a “near amputation” since a roll of material dropped and crushed a worker’s foot.
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