Tesla Workers Report Robot Injuries, Explosions, At Texas Factory

 Elon Musk, the tech tycoon, owns Tesla, an American multinational automobile and sustainable energy firm, but it hasn’t done enough to safeguard its most vulnerable employees. Numerous employees at Tesla’s Texas plant have had robot injuries, explosions, and occupational injuries.

The predicament of Tesla employees at the Texas plant has been brought to light by a recent report. In Texas, a state in the South Central area of the United States, a worker was allegedly gored by a robot and a casting machine burst at a Tesla facility.

This occurs just a few days after workers at SpaceX said Elon Musk forbade them from using yellow safety gear because he dislikes vivid hues. Workplace injuries at Elon Musk’s SpaceX, an American spacecraft firm owned by the internet tycoon, have skyrocketed. The company gained notoriety after one of its employees died due to a lack of safety gear.

The Information claims that the Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, was the scene of several horrific tragedies. According to reports, one worker out of every 21 experienced an injury at work in 2022. The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the regulating body from whence the data originated.

An engineer sustained robot injuries at work in 2021. He went up to a robot arm that was turned off, but the device fastened him to the wall. His limbs and back bled profusely. A worker had severe injuries in 2022 after his ankle became entangled in a trolley. Later on, a head injury happened to another employee.

Numerous employees of Tesla in Texas had head trauma, eye wounds, electrocutions, crushed limbs, and amputations.