SpaceX turns a blind eye to safety precautions so Musk can launch a mission to Mars faster - Reuters

At SpaceX facilities, workers have suffered more than 600 injuries since 2014 due to Elon Musk's desire to quickly launch a mission to Mars. about this Reuters writes , citing public records of the six largest SpaceX facilities, government reports, and interviews with former employees. However, the agency notes that this is likely only a fraction of the total number of injuries, which is unknown.

According to the agency, widespread injuries to workers are being carefully hushed up. More than a hundred workers suffered cuts and lacerations, 29 suffered broken bones, 17 had their hands or fingers crushed and another nine suffered serious head injuries, Reuters found.

Thus, in 2014, 38-year-old former infantryman Lonnie LeBlanc died of a head injury at a SpaceX facility in Texas. He was hauling an unsecured load by sitting on it when a gust of wind blew him off the trailer and he hit his head on the pavement.

Reuters writes that poorly trained SpaceX employees strive to meet the tight deadlines set by Musk, so they overwork and do not fully comply with safety regulations.

Musk himself, as the agency writes, also neglected safety rules - he played with a flamethrower and dissuaded workers from wearing yellow vests, since he does not like bright colors.

“Elon's vision that SpaceX's mission is to get to Mars as quickly as possible and save humanity permeates every department. The company justifies abandoning anything that could interfere with achieving this goal, including worker safety,” said former SpaceX senior avionics engineer Tom Moline.

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