Friday, May 29, 2026

STEEL BEAM COLLAPSED, KILLED WORKER AT SPACEX


SpaceX’s massive Gigaabay is seen under construction last week at Starbase. A 25-year-old industrial worker died when a beam in an adjoining structure collapsed, throwing him to the death, Cameron County Sheriff’s investigators concluded. (Brandon Lingle/San Antonio Express-News)

By Brandon Lingle
San Antonio Express News

An improperly secured metal beam weighing nearly four tons collapsed and pulled a contract worker to his death at SpaceX’s Starbase complex earlier this month, according to a new report from the Cameron ounty Sherif's Office.

Jose Luis Bautista, 25, was working on a scissor lift at a height of 40 to 50 feet when the beam he was harnessed to collapsed, throwing him to the concrete floor.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Y que chingaos quieres que haga, Montoya? Todo trabajo tiene sus riesgos, puto.

Anonymous said...

RIP

rita