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Death at SpaceX’s South Texas Facilities Prompts Workplace Safety Investigation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an incident at SpaceX’s South Texas facilities that resulted in the death of a worker. Jose Luis Bautista, a 25-year-old man from Donna, died Friday morning after falling 8 feet from scaffolding, …
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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, Death at SpaceX’s South Texas Facilities Prompts Workplace Safety Investigation, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an incident at SpaceX’s South Texas facilities that resulted in the death of a worker. Jose Luis Bautista, a 25-year-old man from Donna, died Friday morning after falling 8 feet from scaffolding, …
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