Musk's SpaceX fined after 'near amputation' suffered by worker
US worker safety officials fined Elon Musk’s SpaceX $3,600 this month after an accident at its site in Washington state led to a “near amputation,” according to inspection records reviewed by Reuters. A Reuters investigation late last year found that Musk’s rocket company disregarded worker -safety regulations and standard practices at its facilities nationwide. Through interviews and government records, the news organization documented at least 600 previously unreported injuries of SpaceX worker s since 2014. SpaceX has not responded to Reuters’ questions about any of the incidents, including the death of one worker and the injury of another who remains in a coma after his skull was fractured during a 2022 rocket engine malfunction. The company also did not respond to a request for comment about the new safety fine. Inspectors from Washington state’s Department of Labor and Industries discovered new safety violations at the company...