A tragic accident at SpaceX resulted in the death of an employee who was not properly secured while transporting foam insulation. Federal inspectors found that SpaceX had failed to protect the employee and instructed the company to make safety improvements.
They needed to transport foam insulation to the rocket company’s main hangar, but had no straps to secure the cargo. LeBlanc, a relatively new employee, offered a solution to hold down the load: He sat on it.After the truck drove away, a gust blew LeBlanc and the insulation off the trailer, slamming him headfirst into the pavement. LeBlanc, 38, had retired nine months earlier from the US Marine Corps. He was pronounced dead from head trauma at the scene.
Federal inspectors with the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) later determined that SpaceX had failed to protect LeBlanc from a clear hazard, noting the gravity and severity of the violation. LeBlanc’s co-workers told OSHA that SpaceX had no convenient access to tie-downs and no process or oversight for handling such loads. SpaceX acknowledged the problems, and the agency instructed the company to make seven specific safety improvements, including more training and equipment, according to the inspection report. It was hardly the last serious accident at Space
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