Some of his employees have died in the meantime, but that's a price Elon is more than willing to pay

Had to check this one and you're indeed right: one death in 2014[0], and one death earlier about a week ago (May 2026)[1] (as well as 600+ workplace injuries [0]).

[0]: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/spacex-m...

[1]: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/18/osha-probing-worker-death-...