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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

SpaceX employees claim that founder Elon Musk takes a lax approach to safety and has even discouraged the use of yellow-colored safety gear, citing his

Elon Musk discouraged employees from wearing yellow-colored safety clothes, SpaceX workers have said . Musk doesn't like bright colors and has even had yellow machinery painted black or blue.

International Business News: A recent investigation by Reuters has revealed that some employees at SpaceX have been resorting to extreme measures to cope with the demanding work e