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SpaceX's Starbase facility has significantly higher employee injury rates compared to industry averages, with a TRIR of 4.27 in 2024, indicating potential safety concerns despite rapid development of the Starship program. The injury rate at Starbase has remained high since 2019, raising questions about safety culture amid the company's fast-paced progress.
The Cincinnati Bengals will be replacing the slit-film turf at Paycor Stadium with FieldTurf Core, following a trend among NFL teams to eliminate the former due to higher rates of noncontact lower-extremity injuries. The decision to choose FieldTurf over natural grass has sparked debate between the NFL and the NFLPA, with conflicting views on injury data and player preferences for playing surfaces.
An interactive map by DailyMail.com reveals the most accident-prone states in the US based on Google search data for accident-related terms. Arizona topped the list with the highest average monthly searches per 100,000 people, followed by Colorado, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Washington. Coastal states were more likely to have accidents, possibly due to denser populations and higher urbanization rates. Unintentional falls were the leading cause of non-fatal emergency room visits, followed by unintentional poisonings and being unintentionally struck by humans, animals, or objects.