Tesla Statement, 5/21/18 "Whether a safety issue involves our employees or third-party contractors who are working onsite, we take the matter very seriously. The contractor who was injured in this accident worked for and was supervised by Mark III Construction, a company with more than 40 years of experience that we hired to provide licensed electricians who could help wire and install specific equipment within the factory. When this incident occurred almost a year ago, we conducted a thorough investigation and discovered that Mark III had not followed proper safety protocols and regulations. Specifically, it failed to use important protective equipment and electric safety verification, including personal safety locks, which would have prevented this accident from occurring. Because this was not acceptable to us, we removed Mark III from the factory following this incident. California OSHA’s review of the matter reached the same conclusion, and no citations were issued against Tesla. We have extensive protocols to prevent electrical safety injuries, and these protocols must be followed by everyone in the factory, including third-party contractors. Unfortunately, that did not happen in this case. We have since imposed even stricter controls, and no similar incidents have occurred. Last year, despite significantly increasing our vehicle production, we reduced our injury rate by more than 20%. Through a lot of hard work and with our engaged workforce, our injury rate is half what it was in the final years GM and Toyota owned and ran the same Fremont factory before it closed and Tesla reopened it. While one injury is too many, we will continue to do everything in our power to ensure we are the safest factory in the world.”