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California Agency Opens Third Probe Into Tesla's Fremont Factory

California's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA) opened the latest case on June 21, but did not give details on the investigations beyond confirming that they are active and ongoing.

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The investigation at Tesla Inc's factory in Fremont, California, has been opened following a complaint

A California agency for occupational safety said on Thursday it opened a third investigation at Tesla Inc's factory in Fremont, California, following a complaint.

The state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA) said it opened the latest case on June 21, but did not give details on the investigations beyond confirming that they are active and ongoing.

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Online auto news website Jalopnik reported on Thursday that the latest investigation follows a complaint from one of the automaker's employees at the plant.

Cal-OSHA spokeswoman Erika Monterroza the first investigation opened on April 12 following a serious injury to a millwright employed by Automatic Systems Inc.

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The second investigation was launched on April 17, a day after news website Reveal said that Tesla's omissions in legally mandated reports made its safety record appear better than it was.

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Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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