OSHA levied the largest safety fine in Tesla’s history against its solar business after a worker in Massachusetts was shocked and burned.
Category: Insult to Injury
Tesla fan: Autopilot glitches brought peril to road trip
A fan of the electric carmaker who drove his car across the country says he almost crashed a dozen times while driving on autopilot.
Tesla hit by government investigation after Reveal story
Cal/OSHA says it “takes seriously reports of workplace hazards and allegations of employers’ underreporting recordable work-related injuries.”
Posted inInequality, Insult to Injury, Worked Over
Tesla says its factory is safer. But it left injuries off the books
Undercounting injuries is a symptom of a larger problem: Tesla has put electric car manufacturing above safety concerns, former safety experts say.
Posted inInequality, Insult to Injury, Silicon Valley Diversity, Worked Over
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Tesla and beyond: Hidden problems of Silicon Valley
We investigate companies that are struggling to solve some old-fashioned problems: Worker safety at Tesla, and diversity at Google and beyond.