Elon Musk’s SpaceX fined after ‘near amputation’ suffered by worker

US worker safety officials fined Elon Musk’s SpaceX $3,600 this month after an accident at its site in Washington state led to a “near amputation,” according to inspection records reviewed by Reuters.

A Reuters investigation late last year found that Musk’s rocket company disregarded worker-safety regulations and standard practices at its facilities nationwide. Through interviews and government records, the news organisation documented at least 600 previously unreported injuries of SpaceX workers since 2014.