SpaceX crane collapse in Texas being investigated by OSHA

A recent crane collapse at a SpaceX facility in Texas is being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

The crane collapse was first captured on the YouTube channel Lab Padre

The incident s a string of Starship Super Heavy mishaps or explosions

Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA SpaceX crane collapse at the company's Starbase, Texas facility on Tuesday has mpted an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the federal agency told CNBC in an

The crane collapse was captured in a by Lab Padre on YouTube, a SpaceX-focused channel

Clips from Lab Padre were widely d on social media, including on X, which is owned by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk

It wasn't immediately whether any SpaceX workers were injured as a result of the incident

Musk and other company executives didn't respond to a request for

A spokesperson for OSHA told CNBC that more details will be available after the investigation is complete

SpaceX has a history of workplace injuries that exceed industry average, Reuters previously reported

Earlier this year, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a Musk-led effort by the Trump administration to slash the size of the federal government, cut OSHA's resources and shuttered at least 11 of its field offices

Through DOGE, Musk sought to reduce federal agency budgets, personnel and even certain regulations, limiting their ability to investigate and enforce existing laws

The SpaceX crane collapse ed a string of explosions and other setbacks for the company's Starship Super Heavy launch vehicle, the largest rocket ever flown, which is key to Musk's ambition to transport equipment and people to Mars

Environmental activists in the U

And Mexico say those explosions have harmed sensitive habitat, wildlife and marine life

SpaceX said, in posts online, that its activity had not harmed the surrounding area during the most recent explosion on June 18

Starship was previously expected to play an important part in NASA's effort to return to the moon

Meanwhile, NASA's posed lean budget for the next year has not yet been authorized by Congress and could impact the agency's with SpaceX, and shift the focus of its missions

Musk, who was President Donald Trump's biggest financial backer, sought to appoint his friend Jared Issacman, a commercial astronaut, to lead NASA under the second Trump administration

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