At SpaceX, Worker Injuries Soar in Elon Musk's Rush to Mars
One windy night at Elon Musk's SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a problem. They needed to transport
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One windy night at Elon Musk's SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a problem. They needed to transport
Through interviews and government records, Reuters has found at least 600 injuries of staff at Elon Musk’s firm, including skull fractures and brain injuries.
Since LeBlanc's death in June 2014, which hasn't been previously reported, Musk's rocket company has disregarded worker-safety regulations and standard practices at its inherently dangerous rocket and satellite facilities nationwide, with workers paying a heavy price, a Reuters investigation found. Through interviews and government records, the news organization documented at least 600 injuries of SpaceX workers since 2014.
The records included reports of more than 100 workers suffering cuts or lacerations, 29 with broken bones or dislocations, 17 whose hands or fingers were "crushed," and nine with head injuries, including one skull fracture, four concussions and one traumatic brain injury
One windy night at Elon Musk’s SpaceX facility in McGregor, Texas, Lonnie LeBlanc and his co-workers realized they had a problem.They needed to transport foam insulation to the rocket company’s main hangar but had no straps to secure the cargo. LeBlanc, a relatively new employee, offered a solution