- cross-posted to:
- space@lemmy.world
- chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- space@lemmy.world
- chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
- technology@lemmy.world
At SpaceX, worker injuries soar — Reuters documented at least 600 previously unreported workplace injuries at rocket company: crushed limbs, amputations, electrocutions, head and eye wounds, and on…::Reuters documented more than 600 workplace injuries at SpaceX. Employees say they’re paying the price for Elon Musk’s push to reach Mars at breakneck speed.
Shirking safety isn’t conductive to profit though. If am employee dies it doesn’t benefit you. Even if you literally have zero empathy and only care about the bottom line.
A dead employee may cost less than the safety measures that would have protected them.