Tesla, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Nov 25, 2021: Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from mezzanine

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on November 25, 2021, an employee was directed to clean his work area on the production line located at LG3 in the North Paint department during the company shut down. The employee was standing on the drip pan when he fell from the second-story mezzanine, approximately 22 feet, onto a metal table and concrete floor. The employee sustained fractured associate jaw, broken 13 teeth, and contusion of left knee and right elbow. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Incident on Oct 1, 2021: Employee falls from roof of private residence and fractures

At approximately 6:20 p.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee was working on the roof's edge. He was preparing to edge metal for installation when he fell from the roof. He landed on the ground approximately ten feet below. The employee sustained a fractured wrist, requiring surgical repair. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.

Incident on Aug 31, 2021: Employee fractures fingers when caught in scan conveyor gear

At 7:20 a.m. on August 31, 2021, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician for an automobile manufacturer was responding to a dispatch request. The dispatch was for a report of noise coming from a gearbox on top of a scan conveyor located at the Power Train area. The employee was dispatched to the area to investigate the noise. The employee retrieved an 8-foot stepladder and turned off the power at the HMI. The employee then climbed the ladder and removed the guard. He started the machine in an attempt to hear the reported noise and then stopped machine. The employee performed this procedure several times before he started climbing down the ladder with his hand still inside the machine. The machine cycled causing the employee to be hospitalized to treat fractured fingers.

Incident on Jun 18, 2021: Employee amputates fingertip while rotating cam

At 6:30 a.m. on June 18, 2021, an employee was performing preventative maintenance on a die at the tool & die shop of an automotive manufacturing facility. As he loosened a bearing for a cam, the cam rotated and amputated his fingertip. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Incident on Apr 28, 2021: Employee lacerates finger while balancing after working on t

At 6:20 p.m. on April 28, 2021, an employee was riding a three-wheeled bicycle to a service call within the plant when the chain came off the sprocket. After dismounting, the employee turned the bicycle upside down and replaced the chain. While the wheel was still spinning, the employee stood up, became dizzy, and reached out to balance himself. During this, the employee sustained a laceration to the tip of the left index finger. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Incident on Apr 20, 2021: Employee sustains multiple trauma in fall to concrete floor

At 6:04 p.m. on April 20, 2021, an employee working for a car manufacturer was crossing the front sub-frame assembly line while it was in operation. The employee tripped and lunged forward falling onto the concrete floor face first. The employee got up on his own and went to the restroom to clean himself up due to a bloody nose. The lead noticed the employee had not returned to work and went to the restroom finding the employee unconscious on his back on the restroom floor. Drugs and alcohol were found in the employee's system. The employee was transported to the hospital after which he was transferred to a regional medical center. He was hospitalized with a concussion, a fractured left temporal bone, a contusion to his frontal lobe and a bilateral fracture to his nose.

Incident on Mar 30, 2021: Employee is injured when falls from electric cart

At 3:45 p.m. on March 30, 2021, an employee was sitting in the passenger seat of a Motrec electric cart. The employee was injured when he slid out of the moving electric cart, losing his balance and falling on the ground, hitting his head. The Division was notified on March 31, 2021, and arrived on site on April 6, 2021. The Division found during the investigation that the driver of the electric cart got in and fully compressed the accelerator and turned the steering wheel sharply to make a U-turn, and that the passenger was not hanging on at the time. Due to the momentum, the passenger slid out of the vehicle, stumbled backwards, and fell onto the asphalt ground, striking the back of his head and losing consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on Mar 8, 2021: Employee amputates tip of finger when glove is entangled in

At 7:50 a.m. on March 8, 2021, an employee was using an angle head 1/4-inch drive, 18 Volt, battery-operated torque ratchet to torque bolts on a car door. The employee amputated the top of her left index finger, when the glove she was wearing was entangled in the tool she was utilizing. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Incident on Feb 6, 2021: Employee crushes foot when pinned between forklift and metal

At 3:18 p.m. on February 6, 2021, an employee, a material handler, was operating a forklift. The employee was moved from the Dangerous Goods Department to the Bulk Department to help out. He drove his forklift to the command center, where employees were working behind a barrier. He went to park the forklift near a pole. He took his left foot off the dead man pedal and stepped off the forklift with his left foot and turned around. The forklift had not stopped, pinning his foot between the forklift and the metal pole, crushing his left foot. The employee was hospitalized for approximately one week, and six months later was still in recovery from his injury. He had three surgeries, one being an amputation of the big toe due to infection.

Incident on Feb 3, 2021: Employee amputates fingertip while handling clamping fixture

At 10:30 a.m. on February 3, 2021, Employee #1, a member of an engineering crew at an automotive manufacturing facility in Fremont, was using a gantry crane to turn over a clamping fixture. While the fixture was being lowered, the employee became concerned that pneumatic hoses attached to the fixture might get pinched. As the employee reached to move the hoses, their finger was pinched by the lowering fixture, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized. The employer reported the accident to the Division at approximately 11:45 a.m. that same day. The Division opened an investigation at the accident site on February 4, 2021.

Incident on Oct 19, 2020: Employee fractures back in fall while measuring roof for sol

On October 19, 2020, an employee working as a solar panel installer was working for a solar array provider. The employee was working on the north side of the house re-working an array making measurements. The employee was working with a coworker using snap chalk lines to mark off the solar panel layout on the roof. The team had completed the chalk lines on one side of the roof at which time the employee began to retreat, walking sideways away from the completed side while releasing the chalk string. As the employee stood up from the roof and took a step away, he stepped off the north side of the roof falling approximately 28 feet onto the backyard lawn. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured lower back.

Incident on Aug 20, 2020: One employee injures foot when struck by pit and other fract

At 10:00 p.m. on August 20, 2020, an employee was struck in his right foot by a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee was hospitalized on August 21, 2020. At 9:45 a.m. on October 31, 2020, an employee tripped over a pallet strapping band and fractured his left hip while walking. The employee was hospitalized on October 31, 2020. The employee's left hip was fractured when he tripped and fell onto the concrete floor. He was treated at Washington Hospital where he underwent surgery to have two screws installed to secure the bone.

Incident on Jul 12, 2020: Employee with covid-19 infection is hospitalized

At 10:00 a.m. on July 12, 2020, an employee works in a warehouse whose main job tasks include bailing cardboard, dumping wood in pallets and sweeping the floor. In early July, he had COVID-19 symptoms and was found to be positive and was later hospitalized. On July 12, 2020, the employee was hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms and tested positive later. The employer reported the hospitalization the following day on 07/13/20.

Incident on Jun 2, 2020: Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from ladder

At 1:50 p.m. on June 2, 2020, an employee was on a ladder performing tests on the fire sprinkler system, checking for leaks. The employee climbed down the ladder and fell. There were no witnesses. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken knee cap, broken toes on the right foot, a skull fracture, an orbital fracture and nasal cavity fractures. She was transported to Regional Medical Center in San Jose, CA. where she stayed for four days, two of which she was in ICU.

Incident on Feb 26, 2020: Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from trailer

At 4:45 p.m. on February 26, 2020, cars were being unloaded by an employee, a truck driver, in preparation for loading on to a train to other States. The employee fell approximately 8-9 feet while unloading a car. According to the employee, he was getting ready to unload the second to the last car. The last act he could remember was unstrapping the tire of the car. He later realized he was surrounded by people and heard sirens when he gained consciousness. The employee said he fell approximately 8-9 feet from where he was unstrapping the tire of the car. The employee suffered a left lung collapse and four fractured ribs on the left side and was in the hospital for approximately five days.

Incident on Jun 20, 2019: Employee fractures tibia in industrial vehicle collision

At 1:00 p.m. on June 20, 2019, an employee, a material handler, was operating a Hyster Electric Pallet Jack to deliver material to the assembly line. The employee was returning to the warehouse to pick up more materials when he was making a right turn at a blind corner with approximately 8 feet blind spot caused by a shelving unit containing materials. The entrance to the warehouse is one-way traffic with a stop sign sticker on the floor and a mirror dome hanging from the ceiling. The employee made a stop at the stop sign and, as he turned right, he rear-ended a dolly being pulled by a Hyster Tugger that had stopped for a pedestrian walking in the mobile traffic only area. There was a designated walk path for pedestrians was located on the next aisle from the incident area. The employee hit his left tibia above his ankle on the left rear edge of the dolly. The employee suffered a fracture of his left tibia requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Incident on Apr 30, 2019: Employee falls from stairs, fractures and dislocates elbow

On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, an employee was attempting to complete an installation on a portion of a vehicle located approximately 5 feet above the floor. This required him to climb the adjacent stairs and complete the task while the vehicle is in motion. He finished the installation and started to descend the stairway when he slipped and fell from one of the steps to the floor. He fell on his right side and hit the floor with his right elbow. He suffered a fractured and dislocated elbow and required hospitalization.

Incident on Sep 14, 2018: Employee amputates fingertip when struck by cart wheel carry

At 1:30 a.m. on September 14, 2018, an employee was ejecting a rack of glass from a robotic glass installation machine to a dolly. The employee used his finger to adjust a stop dog on the dolly when the ejected rack became wedged as it left the machine. The employee amputated his fingertip when the dolly moved and caught it. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on Apr 14, 2017: Employee's leg is lacerated when caught between a standup ve

At 12:15 p.m. on April 14, 2017, an employee was operating a standup vehicle. The employee's leg was caught between the vehicle and a dolly and the employee sustained a laceration to the leg.