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Another Safety Probe Hits Tesla After Subcontractor Breaks Jaw
- California regulator opened inspection of incident on April 12
- Worker was struck by equipment, transported to the hospital
Photographer: Alex Kraus/ Bloomberg
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Days before Tesla Inc. defended its safety record this week, California began inspecting an incident involving a subcontractor who was hospitalized after a piece of factory equipment broke his jaw.
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health was notified last week of a serious injury sustained by a 30-year-old man at Tesla’s assembly plant. The regulator, known as Cal/OSHA, started an investigation on April 12.