zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Tech
/
Tesla Facing New Investigation From California Regulators, As It Builds Cars In A Tent
Tesla Facing New Investigation From California Regulators, As It Builds Cars In A Tent-April 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:36

California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has opened a new investigation into Tesla, after receiving a complaint from one of the automaker’s employees at its assembly plant in Fremont, California, a spokesperson confirmed. It’s not immediately clear what the complaint entailed.

Erika Monterroza, a spokesperson for the state’s industrial relations department, confirmed the agency had opened a new inspection on June 19, the third for Tesla since April.

“As of today, Cal/OSHA has 3 investigations ongoing at Tesla,” Monterroza told Jalopnik last month. Monterroza said department policy prevents her from discussing the content of the complaint that sparked the new investigation. In response to a public records request, a separate department official confirmed the disposition of the complaint can’t be released until the inspection is complete.

“Complaints of workplace safety and health issues to Cal/OSHA are confidential,” the official said. “No information is available on complaint inspections, including confirming if any have been received until an inspection is closed. As such, at this time there are no responsive records for your request.”

The timing of the new complaint is notable. It came just days after CEO Elon Musk of a new production line in a giant tent. Tesla said this week that the line accounted for 20 percent of the 5,000 Model 3s produced duringthe final week of June

Building permits filed with the city of Fremont show that Tesla has been temporarily approved to use it for up to six months, but for now several features have been deferred. On Wednesday, records show, Tesla submitted a revised permit that included electrical and piping, and it received permits for a sprinkler system.

Gary West, a Fremont building official, told Jalopnik on Tuesday that his office “understands the timeline that some of our businesses are trying to meet with productions, and the City of Fremont makes a valiant effort to accommodate these concern when we can.”

“As the project designs are submitted to our office for review some of the beginning designs are approve so the first steps of the construction is allowed by our office to commence,” West said. “As additional designs are created and submitted to are office for review the next stage of construction is allowed to continue.”

West said two building permits have been issued for Tesla’s sprung structure—for the construction and equipment installation. But he said his department is still working with Tesla to “make sure that the Sprung Structure is in compliance with the current applicable Building and Fire Codes.”

Cal/OSHA opened two inspections in April, following a report by the investigative news outlet Reveal, which said that Tesla . An ex-Tesla exec filed suit against the company this month, claiming he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about the alleged practice, .

Days later, Cal/OSHA opened a second inspection over a subcontractor whose jaw was broken .

A Tesla spokesperson said the automaker had no comment.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Tech
GM Says It's Dropping Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Because They're Unsafe (Update)
GM Says It's Dropping Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Because They're Unsafe (Update)
GM is still dealing with the fallout of its decision to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of developing its own in-house system. In the last eight months, the company has had to deal with while still maintaining its in-house system will be “.” Since neither of...
Apr 21, 2025
Truck Fans Would Rather Wait For A Toyota Tacoma EV Than Buy A F-150 Lightning Or Cybertruck
Truck Fans Would Rather Wait For A Toyota Tacoma EV Than Buy A F-150 Lightning Or Cybertruck
fans are already cooling on despite more options on the market and news of upcoming models from the likes of Chevy and Ram. The and have yet to be released, while the has recently joined the and for sale in the U.S. And, yet, all of these current and...
Apr 21, 2025
Costco Will Sell The Chevy Blazer EV At A Discount To Go With Your Rotisserie Chicken
Costco Will Sell The Chevy Blazer EV At A Discount To Go With Your Rotisserie Chicken
knows that you keep coming back for the and Kirkland brand, but you can now also buy a cheaper at your local warehouse. Chevy notified its dealers that members are eligible for a $1,000 rebate on the through January 2, according to . The discount is part of ,...
Apr 21, 2025
Biden’s First EV Charging Station Goes Online After $7.5 Billion In American EV Investments
Biden’s First EV Charging Station Goes Online After $7.5 Billion In American EV Investments
Despite in investments for the development of in the , not a single charging station had gone live thanks to — until now. The first EV charger paid for by Biden’s Bipartisan deal has come online in Ohio, according to , which marks the operational start of what the...
Apr 21, 2025
Danish Investors Dump Tesla Shares After Elon Musk Calls Strikes In Sweden 'Insane'
Danish Investors Dump Tesla Shares After Elon Musk Calls Strikes In Sweden 'Insane'
Danish pension fund PensionDanmark is dumping all of its stock and putting the U.S. EV maker on its exclusion list of the companies it chooses to invest in – or not. The fund is selling all of its shares due to Elon Musk’s refusal to enter into labor agreements...
Apr 21, 2025
Volkswagen EVs Can Now Power Your House For Two Days (Update)
Volkswagen EVs Can Now Power Your House For Two Days (Update)
Experts have said that one of the ways to speed up EV adoption is for them to support . The ability for owners to power their house off their car or from the grid is vital. Just nine EVs on the market currently support bidirectional charging, but now VW...
Apr 21, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved