Tesla is facing an investigation by Californian safety regulators into reports of serious injuries at its factory in Fremont, California, where it is struggling to scale up production of its Model 3 mass-market electric car.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration said on Wednesday it had begun an inspection on Tuesday, a day after the news website Reveal alleged that Tesla failed to disclose legally mandated reports on serious worker injuries, making its safety record appear better than it was.
A Tesla spokesperson said the Californian agency was required to investigate any claims, whether merited or not. They said: “We have never in the entire history of our company received a violation for inaccurate or incomplete injury record-keeping.”
The agency typically reviews an employer’s log of work-related injuries and illnesses to ensure serious injuries are reported directly to the administration within eight hours. Tesla said the injury rate at its Fremont factory, which it took over from General Motors and Toyota, was half what it was in the final years under its previous owners.
But this is just the latest issue in what Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, described as “manufacturing hell”, as the company struggles to hit production targets for its crucial new car.
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