SpaceX Hit With Back to Back Lawsuits From Workers Who Say They Were Brutally Injured on the Job
Frank Landymore
created: Jan. 23, 2026, 1 p.m. | updated: Feb. 2, 2026, 12:53 p.m.
SpaceX is facing a one-two punch of personal injury lawsuits after two different workers have sued the Elon Musk-owned company this month over being injured on the job, the San Antonio Express-News reports, adding to the poor safety track record at its Starbase facility in South Texas.
His lawyers say that SpaceX was negligent in maintaining a safe job site.
The suits are the latest to put the safety track record of SpaceX under the microscope.
A Reuters investigation in 2023 found at least 600 cases of workplace injuries at SpaceX that went unreported.
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