[HN Gopher] Tesla workers report explosions, concussions and rob...
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       Tesla workers report explosions, concussions and robot injuries at
       Texas factory
        
       Author : lsllc
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2023-11-22 22:32 UTC (27 minutes ago)
        
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       | Waterluvian wrote:
       | I once visited the Fremont factory for a week and was required to
       | do safety training. The person went on about how the training is
       | only in English and you must know English to complete it. He had
       | everyone say hi and something about themselves and about 1/3
       | didn't speak any English. He just decided to keep going anyways
       | and everyone completed safety training.
       | 
       | I'm not sure how typical that is in the industry. I wouldn't be
       | surprised to learn that it's totally normal.
        
         | paulryanrogers wrote:
         | OSHA asleep at the wheel?
        
         | ggm wrote:
         | During the early 19th Century Ford paid for mandatory language
         | lessons, to make cheaper immigrant labour viable in his plant.
         | (he was remarkably "socialist" at times, for an avowed racist
         | nazi-supporting anti-unionist providing high quality housing
         | and out-bidding his competitors on wages. Strange man.)
         | 
         | During the worst periods of South African apartheid, the mining
         | industry had it's own lingua franca which it taught all migrant
         | workers coming into the deep mines.
        
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