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SpaceX Contractor Dies in Fall at Starbase Factory Amid Reports of High Injury Rates

Gaige Davila

7h ago· 8 min readenNews

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Summary

A 25-year-old worker, Jose Luis Bautista, died after falling from a scissor lift at SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas. An Observer analysis found that the injury rate at Starbase is well above the industry national average, with hundreds of injuries reported in recent years. The article investigates workplace safety conditions at Elon Musk's SpaceX factory, highlighting systemic safety concerns and the human cost of the company's rapid production pace.

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bskySpaceX Contractor Dies in Fall at Starbase Factory Amid Reports of High Injury Ratestexasobserver.org

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Bautista strapped himself to a white beam that weighed nearly 8,000 pounds and was about 5 stories off the ground.

An Observer analysis found that the injury rate at 'Starbase' was well above an industry national average.

Around 4 a.m. on May 15, in the 1-year-old South Texas town of Starbase, Jose Luis Bautista, a 25-year-old man from nearby Donna, rode a scissor lift around 50 feet up toward the ceiling of the 'Starfactory.'

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A 25-year-old died last month of “blunt force trauma due to a fall.” An Observer analysis found that the injury rate at "Starbase" was well above an industry national average.

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