According to sources, according to the Daily Mail website on December 26th, a brutal and bloody accident occurred at Tesla's factory near Austin, the capital of Texas in the United States, where an engineer was attacked by a robot.
Two witnesses were horrified to see their colleagues being attacked by a machine used to grab and move newly cast aluminum car parts. At that time, the engineer was writing software programs for two nearby Tesla robots that had malfunctioned. The robot suddenly pressed down on him, then extended its metal claws towards the engineer's back and arms, leaving a "blood stain" on the factory floor.
This incident left an open wound on the victim's left hand. Tesla's 2021 work-related injury report submitted to Travis County and federal regulatory agencies revealed the incident, which was reviewed by reporters on the Daily Mail website.
According to Caixin, Hannah Alexander, a lawyer for worker protection, further pointed out that Tesla clearly disguised the situation of worker injuries in order to obtain subsidies from Texas and the federal government. Many workers she has talked to claim that their injuries did not appear in the report.
Alexander also emphasized that due to the large size of the Texas super factory, which covers an area equivalent to 100 football fields, the factory has not completed all construction and only operated a portion of it. This type of semi-finished factory may also be one of the reasons why the injury rate of its workers is higher than the average level.
According to the US technology media The Information, sources have stated that the rapid construction of Tesla's Texas super factory over a period of two years has led to a lax safety awareness at the factory, resulting in an increase in the number of injuries. According to a technology blog, "Musk Speed" has allowed Tesla to approve a three shift system, with factory 7 × 24 Endless work.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated that between 2017 and 2019, he worked hard to reform and finally achieved a ramp up in mass production. Tesla has achieved 75% automation in almost all component production. But behind the efficiency, Tesla's report also reveals a variety of causes of work-related injuries, including blunt force injuries or chemical burns.
According to a survey by Information magazine in the United States, in 2022, almost one out of every 21 Tesla factory workers was injured at work, while the industry average was one out of every 30 workers injured.
As of the close on December 27th, Tesla's stock price closed at $261.44, up 1.88%, with a total market value of $831.1 billion.
As of now, Tesla has not responded to this news. (Source: Reference News, Caixin News Agency, Public Information; Compiled by Li Yunpeng)