SpaceX crane collapse in Texas being investigated by OSHA

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, Boca Chica, Texas, SpaceX Starbase Industrial Complex and Rocket Launch facility in the USA.
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The Federal Agency, in a statement to CNBC, told a E -Post in the Post, on Tuesday, the company’s Starbase launched an investigation by Occupational Health and Health Administration of a Spacex crane in Texas facility.
The crane collapse was caught live on Youtube, a SpaceX -oriented channel. Clips from Lab Padre were widely shared on social media, including the ten X belonging to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
It was not immediately clear whether any SpaceX worker was injured as a result of the incident. Musk and other company managers did not respond to the request for comments.
OSHA spokesman CNBC said more details will be presented after the investigation was completed.
Reuters reported that SpaceX had a history of workplace injuries exceeding the industry average. Simon Leblanc, one of the employees of the company in 2014 Here is dead It was that he did not protect him from a clear danger, as he concluded OSHA.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration, the Ministry of Efficiency of the Government, which is an effort to interrupt the magnitude of the federal government, cut off the resources of OSHA and close at least 11 of the field offices. Through Dog, Musk has limited federal agency budgets, personnel, and even some regulations, limiting existing laws to research and implementation capabilities.
SpaceX Crane collapse, Musk’s equipment and people, the key to carrying people to Mars, the largest rocket flying so far the company’s star ship super heavy launching tool and a series of explosions followed.
Environmental activists in the USA and Mexico Let’s say these explosions have damaged sensitive habitat, wildlife and sea life. Spacex said, Online publicationsDuring the last explosion on June 18, its activity does not harm the environment.
Star vessel It was expected to play an important role before NASAs effort Return to the Moon. SpaceX, mostly earned more than $ 20 billion in the Federal Government Agreement from the Ministry of Defense and NASA.
Meanwhile, NASA’s Lean Budget for next year has not yet been authorized by the congress and may affect the agency’s business with SpaceX and change the focus of its tasks.
President Donald Trump’s largest financial supporter, Musk tried to appoint his friend Jared Issacman, a commercial astronaut, to lead NASA to lead NASA under the Second Trump administration. Trump withdrew his nomination while dealing with President Musk on the decreasing days of his official participation with the White House.
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