Federal regulators accused the Tesla In violation of the workplace safety rules in relation to the electric shock of a worker last summer at the car manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, which the US Department of Labor confirmed to Reuters.

“The survey has been closed and reports have been issued”said the Department of US Security and Health Service (OSHA), which oversees the research on Tesla.

The Ministry of Labor said the issue was completed in late January. The department refused to reveal the nature of security failures in the Tesla workplace or if sanctions were imposed.

The case was closely monitored in the midst of public debate on the supervision of Tesla and other businesses managed by the billionaire Masculineas he is responsible for a radical change of federal services on behalf of US President Donald Trump.

Musk, who spent more than $ 250 million to assist Trump’s election, commissioned him to run the newly established ministry of government efficiency, which aims to reduce federal spending and staff. Musk companies, including Tesla and the SpaceX missile manufacturing company, are largely based on state contracts, subsidies and policies.

Osha started the investigation immediately after his death Victor Gomezan electrician who worked as a contractor at the Tesla plant in Texas on August 1, according to OSHA records and a lawsuit for illegal death filed against Tesla by the Gomez family.

Gomez was killed during the inspection of the electrical tables on the spot, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims negligence and claims that the panel is supposed to be inactive, but it had already been activated, resulting in Gomez electric shock.

On Wednesday, US Representative Greg KazarA Democrat of Texas, whose Congress region includes the Tesla plant, sent a letter to the Ministry of Labor urging Osha to immediately publicize the full results of his research on Gomez’s death. The letter stated that A refusal to publish records on Tesla’s workplace security failures could raise questions about whether the service provides privileged treatment to Musk.

“Americans have the right to know if Tesla and its contractors endanger a man’s life and if Tesla will follow the workplace safety rules in the future.”the letter said.

The plant, a 10 million square foot facility in Austin, Texas, is a production hub for Tesla Model Y and Cybertrucks vehicles.

OSHA files indicate that Tesla was reported and a fine was imposed $ 7,000 for two other violations of safety in the workplace at the Texas plant last year, which involved rules violations for the protection of workers from chemical risks. In 2022, two complaints were also made against the company, which accused it of failing to face alleged security violations in the workplace and wage legislation by subcontractors during the construction of the installation.