Tense vehicle maker Tesla has mislabeled and under-counted workers’ injuries to turn into its safety record look better than it was, according to a new investigative check out by RevealNews.org.
“Company officials labeled toxic exposures, muscle drifts and repetitive stress injuries as personal medical issues or minor misadventures requiring only first aid, lowering its official injury count,” ordered the report.
Sources told Reveal that safety compromises were record at Tesla’s Fremont factory to appease CEO Elon Musk’s aesthetic desires.
According to them, because Musk didn’t like the color yellow, the mill floor did not have clearly marked pedestrian lanes, and instead had lanes painted unusual shades of gray. Tesla employs thousands of workers in Fremont where it creates its Model S, Model X and Model 3 vehicles.
Tesla, which has been comprised in pressure to ramp up the production and delivery of its Model 3 electric sedan, disputed each of Cut loose’s findings in the report.
Tesla Chief People Officer Gaby Toledano, and its Corruption President for Environment, Health and Safety, Laurie Shelby, gave questions to Reveal suggesting that any past safety problems at the company cause been resolved through a mix of employee training programs and process rises. Shelby said she was confident the company was accurate in its reporting of worker impairments.
As part of this investigation, reporters Will Evans and Alyssa Jeong Perry discharge months collecting and evaluating Occupational Safety and Health Administration maltreatment and illness records, as well as workers’ compensation, fire and 911 recruit records.
Dozens of current and former Fremont factory workers, comprehending safety experts, were interviewed, and internal Tesla records be established from sources.
Musk tweeted on Friday, “Excessive automation at Tesla was a mistake. To be explicit, my mistake. Humans are underrated.”