A former clinic employee shares the intensity of Tesla’s pressure and her boss’s willingness to let bottom-line concerns influence clinical decisions.
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California officials grill Tesla on safety problems exposed in Reveal investigation
The electric carmaker’s top safety executive made several misleading statements to a state board that doles out lucrative tax exemptions.
A user’s guide to Tesla’s worker safety problems
Everything you need to know to get caught up on the long-running issues at Tesla’s Silicon Valley factory.
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Inside Tesla’s factory, a medical clinic designed to ignore injured workers
The clinic’s practices are unsafe and unethical, five former clinic employees said.
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Working through the pain at Tesla
After being called out for hiding worker injuries at its factory, Tesla decides to double down. Plus, a report card on diversity in Silicon Valley.
Reveal’s Tesla investigation receives Third Coast radio impact award
A Reveal investigation of Tesla’s workplace safety issues has received a Third Coast audio award for impact.
Tesla fired safety official for reporting unsafe conditions, lawsuit says
A former Tesla safety director’s suit says he was fired for reporting unsafe working conditions such as chemical exposures and fires at the company.
Musk claims Tesla’s safety record is better than average, despite data
Elon Musk claims: “Tesla factory safety has improved every safety has improved every year & is now better than industry avg.” But that’s not true.
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Tesla belatedly adds injuries to its books, but it might not face penalties
The electric car company added 13 injuries from 2017 that had been missing when it certified its legally mandated injury report earlier this year.
Severely injured worker sues Tesla: ‘I’m not who I used to be’
Son Nguyen is suing Tesla after he was burned on the job. “I remember waking up after surgery … I was just terrified. I thought I was dead.”