Tesla worker dies after collapsing during shift at California plant: report

A employee died on the Tesla plant in Fremont, California on Jan. 19, 2022.
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An worker at a Tesla manufacturing unit in Fremont, California, reportedly died this week whereas engaged on a manufacturing line.

The employee died Wednesday after collapsing throughout a shift on the power’s powertrain line. Tesla reported the incident to authorities, and the California Division of Occupational Security and Well being confirmed it was conscious.

“Cal/OSHA is gathering extra data to find out the work-relatedness of this occasion and whether or not to conduct an inspection,” a spokesperson for the company advised the Mercury Information.

First responders arrived on the manufacturing unit simply earlier than 6 a.m. native time, a Fremont Hearth Division advised the newspaper. Firefighters on web site initially decided the state of affairs was “a medical emergency and stated there was no equipment concerned.”

The employee, who was not publicly recognized, was pronounced lifeless on the scene. Tesla representatives didn't instantly return a request for remark.

Firefighters stated no equipment was concerned within the employee’s dying.

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Greater than 10,000 staff work on the Tesla manufacturing unit in Fremont, in keeping with the electrical automobile maker’s web site. Tesla acquired the power in 2010.

The employee’s dying got here weeks after a separate incident on the Fremont plant. Tesla worker Anthony Solima was arrested and charged with homicide after he allegedly shot and killed a coworker, Lee Brasier, following a office dispute.