Employees of the American space company SpaceX have suffered more than 600 work accidents in the last nine years due to the ambitions of its leader Elon Musk. The businessman wants to fly to Mars as soon as possible and establish a colony with settlers there. Reuters.
Most of the injuries were serious or disabling in nature, the agency said. Specifically, more than a hundred SpaceX employees suffered cuts or lacerations, 29 cases of broken bones and dislocations, and nine cases of head injuries, including skull fractures. As a result of eight accidents, victims suffered amputations, seven people suffered eye damage, and five others suffered burns.
Former and current employees of the factory told Reuters that the injuries were a result of the chaos, forcing overworked and undertrained staff to ignore basic safety requirements to meet Musk’s tight deadlines.
At the same time, SpaceX remains committed to its policy that workers are responsible for their own safety, more than a dozen former employees, including a senior manager, told the agency.
Former American journalist statedThat Elon Musk periodically goes into “demon mode.”