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Starbase builds far more rockets than any competitor so it stands to reason the injury rate is higher. Hard to get injured making a powerpoint presentation.

• stonogo 1y ago
  No, that would justify a higher absolute count of injuries. If the rate is higher, it's less safe.
  • Robotbeat 1y ago
    So SpaceX could improve their numbers by hiring a bunch of people that do nothing but make useless PowerPoints.
    • stonogo 1y ago
      Yes, that is how rates work
• Earw0rm 1y ago
  No, because the injury RATE is the number of injuries divided by hours worked. More rockets = more people working more hours.
  • Robotbeat 1y ago
    Hours worked… making PowerPoints should hardly count.
• asadotzler 1y ago
  It's not about the rockets built. It's about the city being built. It's the welders and the framers and the roofers and the concrete workers and the jackhammer guys and the linemen and the plumbers, etc. that are leading the injuries, not the guys on the line building the actual ships and boosters. Starbase is a city, not just a factory.
  • queenkjuul 1y ago
    Those people are not SpaceX employees
• ortusdux 1y ago
  Conversely, they make more rockets than any competitor, so they should be better at doing it without injury.
  • kneel 1y ago
    why would that be?
    • ortusdux 1y ago
      No real reason. Just pointing out that the parent argument cuts both ways.