SpaceX Worker Settles Hazardous Exposure Claim Against Manufacturer

A former worker for Space Exploration Technologies, commonly known as SpaceX, reached a settlement in a civil complaint alleging hazardous exposure at a Southern California facility where the company makes rockets, according to a report by the Daily Breeze. Ruben Juarez filed a civil complaint in 2017 against New York-based Precision Valve and Automation, accusing the company of training him and other SpaceX workers on how to bypass safety features in a device used to spray circuit boards with protective polyurethane coatings. The safety features are intended to prevent exposure to the c...