Occupational Safety and Health Administration report claims that during construction of the Las Vegas tunnel system, some workers at The Boring Company worked 12-hour days without lunch in harsh conditions (temperatures reaching 38°C), and also had dealing with chemical burns and other accidents.
The Las Vegas Tunnel, up to 3 kilometers long, opened back in 2021, but The Boring Company continued to expand the network to connect Resorts World on the Las Vegas Strip, the nearby airport and Allegiant Stadium.
Now Bloomberg, citing an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, writes that some workers during construction were forced to wade through mud that contained chemicals, causing them to suffer burns.
Workers at The Boring Company say they had to wade through deep pools of toxic mud. Source: Nevada OSHA
There were other accidents – one of the trainees was “almost crushed” by a collapsed cement container, and another worker was nearly hit by a car when the brakes of a forklift failed (luckily he was saved by a belt safety).
Collapsed container for cement before and after. Source: Nevada OSHA
Last fall, OSHA fined The Boring Company $112,504 after finding eight “serious” violations. However, the company denied the claims, saying the organization “failed to establish that the alleged violations occurred.”
Elon Musk founded his tunneling company back in 2016 to solve the problem of congested roads.
“Traffic traffic is driving me crazy,” the billionaire wrote on social networks at the time.
The Boring Company currently has a research and development tunnel in Hawthorne, California, but the only active commercial tunnel is the one built in Las Vegas.
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This is not the first time the billionaire's companies have faced allegations of potential worker hazards – last year, a Reuters investigation found that SpaceX workers worked more than 80 hours a week and faced high injury rates as they struggled to keep up with ” manic sense of urgency” Mask. The billionaire is known to run his companies with high intensity, sometimes requiring sprints at work and even sleepovers at his desk.
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