The wife of a SpaceX worker whose skull was fractured after rocket engine malfunction sues for negligence, report says

  • The wife of an injured SpaceX employee is suing the company for negligence, Reuters reported.
  • The employee suffered a skull fracture and was hospitalized in a coma for months.
  • SpaceX has faced accusations of systematic safety failings at its facilities.

The wife of a SpaceX technician whose skull was fractured during a rocket malfunction in January 2022 is suing Elon Musk ‘s company for negligence.

Francisco Cabada suffered a skull fracture and head trauma and was hospitalized in a coma after the incident, according to an accident investigation summary from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The SpaceX integration technician was performing checks on a Raptor V2 engine at the company’s Hawthorne, California site on January 18, 2022, when the incident occurred, Business Insider previously reported.

Ydy Cabada filed the lawsuit in a state court in Los Angeles, California, last week on behalf of her husband, Reuters reported. The father of three remains in a coma, the news agency reported.

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