A lawsuit has been filed against SpaceXAI, alleging that a worker died due to unsafe working conditions at the Colossus II data center in Memphis, Tennessee. The incident occurred in August 2025, when Alexis Vicent, an employee of Employer Solutions Staffing Group, fell from a mezzanine approximately 25-30 feet to the concrete floor. The family claims the mezzanine lacked essential safety equipment such as guardrails, safety nets, and systems to prevent falls. According to the lawsuit obtained by The Commercial Appeal, Vicent suffered catastrophic injuries from the fall, which led to his death in February 2026. The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOHSA) investigated and confirmed that the worker was not adequately protected from fall hazards while working in that area. The family of Vicent is seeking $30 million in damages, with $20 million designated as punitive damages. They argue this amount is roughly 0.1 percent of the total investment in the data center project. The lawsuit was filed in August 2026. The Colossus II facility, which began operations in January 2026, is part of a larger cluster of data centers. Colossus I, the first in the series, opened in 2024 and was designed to train the AI tool Grok. The Colossus site is described by its operator as a "gigafactory of compute," highlighting its massive scale and computational power. The Colossus II data center has also faced environmental concerns. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and Earthjustice, representing the NAACP, have sued the site’s operators over the use of gas turbines for power. These turbines, installed just south of the Tennessee-Mississippi state line, have raised health concerns among nearby residents due to potential air pollution. In July 2026, SpaceXAI announced a plan to remove all gas turbines by July 2027, following discussions with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. In a recent appearance on the All-In podcast, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell mentioned that Elon Musk had been living on-site at the Colossus facility, sleeping on the factory floor and helping with construction. The Independent has reached out to SpaceX and Butler Snow, the law firm representing SpaceXAI, as well as TOHSA, for further comment on the allegations and the ongoing legal and environmental issues surrounding the facility.