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> OK, but what is the base rate for injuries? That is the whole point of the allegations: that Tesla does not report accurate numbers so any comparison is mean
by tenpies 7y ago
> OK, but what is the base rate for injuries?
That is the whole point of the allegations: that Tesla does not report accurate numbers so any comparison is meaningless. If the doctor supervising the clinic refuses to sign any paperwork that contains reportable injuries, then the bureaucrat's report will show that "there were no physician-verified reportable injuries" therefore "we must be the safest factory in the world". One of the more prominent whistle blowers actually worked at other car factories and reported that the injury rate at Tesla was staggering - orders of magnitude higher than at any other factory she worked at. She also said that because the physician would refuse to document or sign any documentation with reportable injuries, the paperwork did not match reality.
Look, there have been enough whistleblowers that I would be highly suspicious even if I were Musk's biggest fan. Every once in a while we get an article[1] and then Tesla destroys the whistleblower's life and the journalists just stops reporting. Elon's fans then go nuts on Twitter saying that it's the Tesla Bears or whatever new Illumanti Cabal is out to stop Musk.
There will certainly be more and maybe someday people will care, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Tesla buyers just don't care about poor people and Elon Musk literally wanted to keep his factories operating during a global pandemic, so expecting empathy from him is futile.
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[1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/6/18064326/tesla-factory-worker-injuries-clinic-fremont https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/6/18064326/tesla-factory-wo...
Or: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2019/03/01/tesla-safety-violations-dwarf-big-us-auto-plants-in-aftermath-of-musks-model-3-push/#1f5d510e54ce https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2019/03/01/tesla-sa...
Or: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/13/tesla-workers-pay-price-elon-musk-failed-promises https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/13/tesla-wor...
Or: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/18/tesla-workers-factory-conditions-elon-musk https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/18/tesla-wor...
Really the sky is the limit.