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Smells like fanboy in here. The article mentions nothing about construction operations which makes sense since that is best contracted out. I can’t imagine Musk
by gessha 1y ago
Smells like fanboy in here. The article mentions nothing about construction operations which makes sense since that is best contracted out. I can’t imagine Musk tolerating the hiring and layoffs of construction crews. The numbers in the article are based on SpaceX’s actual manufacturing facilities and operations. The highest injury rate seems to be in booster recovery operations with other facilities bringing the average down.
> OSHA uses a standardized safety metric called Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) to measure a company’s safety record and compare it to industry peers, like Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance.
> Of the 14 OSHA inspections at SpaceX facilities over the past four years, six involved accidents and injuries at Starbase. That includes a partial finger amputation in 2021 and a crane collapse in June 2025. The latter inspection is still ongoing. Investigations by other news outlets including Reuters have uncovered hundreds of previously unreported worker injuries, including crushed limbs and one fatality.