by Dana Hull
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FREMONT -- Tesla Motors has been fined $89,000 by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health for seven safety violations related to a workplace incident that injured and burned three workers last November.
Three employees at Tesla's Fremont factory were injured Nov. 13 when a low-pressure aluminum casting press failed, spilling hot metal on the workers and causing their clothing to catch on fire.
"Molten metal was released splattering the three victims, the victims' clothing caught fire, they stopped and rolled on the floor," reads the Cal-OSHA report. "The safety department called 911. The Fremont Fire Department arrived within 10 minutes approximately
Tesla employees Jesus Navarro, Kevin Carter and Jorge Terrazas were taken to Valley Medical Center in San Jose with second and third degree burns. Navarro, who had multiple burns on his hands, stomach, hip, lower back and ankles, was hospitalized for 20 days.
Cal-OSHA's investigation, which was recently completed, found that Tesla failed to ensure that the low-pressure die casting machine was maintained in a safe operating condition and allowed its employees to operate the machine while the safety interlock was broken. The employees were not wearing face shields or safety jackets when working near the molten metal. The supervisor admitted that he had not completed any written safety inspections of the department and had not been trained or read Tesla's Injury and Illness Prevention Program.
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