"According to the suit, Escalante's right arm got "entangled and pinched" by a metal bucket holding "approximately 200 pounds" of industrial-sized bolts after it tumbled from a pallet. "As the bucket fell, (Escalante's) right arm was dragged downward with (the bucket)," the suit said, per the Express-News "The downward force pulled (his) right shoulder, and (he) fell with the bucket as it hit the ground.""
"Just as concerning as the accident, which took place in November, was his higher ups' alleged response to it. When Escalante reported it to his supervisor, the supervisor told him "not to report the injury and instructed him to return to work," the suit claims, and his foreman, Joe Pedroza, had basically the same advice: "Just don't tell anyone." But Escalante wanted medical care for his injury. His inquiries into where management stood on his request allegedly didn't fly well with the General Foreman, identified only as "Wero," who told Escalante to "be a man" and "stop crying," according to the suit."
Two workers filed personal-injury lawsuits alleging workplace injuries and unsafe conditions at Starbase in South Texas. Subcontractor Julian Escalante alleges his right arm became entangled and pinched by a metal bucket holding approximately 200 pounds of industrial bolts after the bucket fell from a pallet, dragging his arm and causing him to fall. Escalante alleges supervisors instructed him not to report the injury, discouraged medical care, and a general foreman reportedly told him to be a man and stop crying. An earlier suit by Sergio Ortiz alleges he was struck by falling debris in an elevator shaft in 2024. W&W Erectors LLC is named alongside SpaceX.
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