Incredible. With stories like this it's amazing the whole place wasn't shutdown by regulators until management can demonstrate competence.
From the beginning, the appeal of Texas for Elon has been lower regulatory oversight.
> OSHA inspected this incident and fined the contractors.
The contractors are the ones that were careless... not Tesla like your selective edits tries to imply.
I get that it's fashionable to hate on Musk and his businesses right now - but come on... the implication here in your edit is absurd.
> ...Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, where one out of every 21 workers were reportedly hurt in 2022
> ...an engineer who approached a supposed shutdown robot arm but got clawed and pinned to the wall by the machine performing its programmed motions
> At least one worker was concussed after getting launched back from an explosion in the metal casting area around New Year’s 2023.
This isn't some hit piece on Tesla by way of contractor incompetence, there are substantial injuries happening to employees as well.
I've fired contractors for less.
GP's complaint appears to be that you edited your quote by eliding parts of it that seem material to the story, not that you edited your comment. Edited comments get marked as such last I knew.
EDIT: added this to check. EDIT2: seems like you're right, I thought this forum was open source so I wonder where to add a PR.
The best is seeing the guy on the jackhammer with his ppe hanging around his neck.
It’s like a cultural thing. Most guys in construction don’t seem to care at all. And osha has very little influence. Think of the number of workplaces, factories, and construction sites around the country compared to how many inspectors there are…
This seems like pretty boring, dumb factory stuff. Even if you have a safety auditor, he can't keep someone from removing PPE when it's too hot out or what have you.
I've given my guys PPE, only to come back an hour later, respirator off, working with paint, insulation, you name it. They only put it on "when the boss is around" and sometimes not even then.
https://facilityexecutive.com/calosha-cites-disney-construct...
They don't have the ability to shut down entire facilities and they don't have the resources to conduct proactive inspections to correct problems before people are hurt/killed.
So the Democrats as well.
No, OSHA doesn't have the resources to be proactive. I wish it did. How would you prevent it from being gamed? Anyway, employees can be proactive too and that doesn't require OSHA to be proactive -- it requires OSHA to (also) be reactive.
If someone is concerned over workplace safety then they should put their concern into words. Talk with your employer about your concerns. It's easiest if you write down your words anyway, but doing so is required by OSHA: if you aren't satisfied by the solution that your employer offers then you can take the same words to OSHA. It's worth noting that some states (I'm not sure which) have their own implementation of OSHA.
In the USA, any employee can, and should be encouraged to, report [0] unsafe conditions before something bad happens. OSHA has an obligation to investigate if any one of several criteria [1] are true, but one of which is:
> A written, signed complaint by a current employee or employee representative with enough detail to enable OSHA to determine that a violation or danger likely exists that threatens physical harm or that an imminent danger exists;
Your employer will almost certainly want to have resolved your safety concerns. Writing it down when talking to your employer can help with eloquence and finding necessary details. And if you're fired for discussing the concerns with your employer then there's a safety harness for you:
> Federal law entitles you to a safe workplace. Your employer must keep your workplace free of known health and safety hazards. You have the right to speak up about hazards without fear of retaliation.
[0]: https://www.osha.gov/workers/file-complaint
Many employers simply do not care about worker safety. They'll claim to but the pressures they put in place ensure that it's treated as a secondary measure at best.
Most employees cannot afford to be fired for speaking up about safety. Legal protections and compensation often take months/years to come through. They are useless when you have no money for next month's rent.
Not to mention that in many places the company that fired you is often the only major employer in your area.
You do not owe courtesy to employer that's putting your life at risk. Its their job to know the law. Tell them nothing, give them no reason to supect you spoke to OSHA, and go straight to reporting.
The reality for most people, is that there will be retaliation and the law will not help them feed their family.
> OSHA inspected this incident and fined the contractors.
If you hire someone to do work at your place of business (or home), and they fail to take the necessary precautions, why would you be held responsible?