EV maker Rivian’s Regular, Illinois manufacturing facility has racked up 16 preliminary critical violations in 21 months from the Occupational Security and Well being Administration (OSHA), as reported by Bloomberg. Among the accidents staff suffered embody an amputated finger, vomiting “Rivian blue” bile after portray with out safety, a cracked cranium and a extreme again laceration. The EV maker solely operates a single manufacturing facility. Nevertheless, within the span of 21 months, it has accrued extra violations than bigger automakers like Honda, Volvo, and Ford.
These aren’t the one accidents, both. There are a lot of different accidents that staff have allegedly by no means reported. Of be aware is Addison Zwanzig’s case, as she was ordered to color automobiles and not using a respirator. She skilled vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and extra inside weeks and vomited the blue bile talked about above. Solely then was she offered a respirator, together with colleagues who had been by no means issued one beforehand.
““The protection of everybody at Rivian is our prime precedence. We’re regularly bettering our processes and haven’t acquired any critical citations this yr. It’s extremely disappointing to see how Bloomberg has misrepresented the information on this story,” a Rivian spokesperson instructed Engadget. “It’s extremely disappointing to see how Bloomberg has misrepresented the information on this story. Since January 2023, Rivian has acquired two critical OSHA citations. Preliminary citations shouldn’t be confused as last citations, and to counsel in any other case is extremely deceptive.”
Individually, Rivian instructed Bloomberg it supplies staff with all essential security tools. Staff may also strategy supervisors with issues or report them incognito. Whereas Rivian’s security and processes have improved since 2021, these current accidents stay alarming.
Rivian has halted its plans to construct its R2 SUV in Georgia, opting to construct them within the Regular, Illinois plant as an alternative. Regardless of these damage studies, the EV maker continues to be attempting to rent extra staff. Nevertheless, with the OSHA respiration down its neck, the corporate could need to work even tougher on defending its staff, particularly when the corporate is hesitant on permitting staff to unionize.
Correction 10/24 10:45AM ET: A earlier model of this text incorrectly acknowledged Rivian “canned” its plans to construct a brand new plant in Georgia. We have additionally up to date the language within the first sentence to replicate that a few of security violations had been initially deemed critical by OSHA. The company later up to date 14 of them to categorise them as “Different Than Severe.”
Replace 10/23 1:57PM ET: Added remark from Rivian.
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