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“Why am I on fire?”

Workers suffered chemical burns while digging a tunnel in Las Vegas for Elon Musk’s Boring Company, according to a state OSHA investigation. “You’d be like, ‘Why am I on fire?’” one worker told Bloomberg Businessweek.

They routinely waded through chemical-laced water, which burned and scarred workers when it splashed onto their skin. OSHA reportedly fined the Boring Company $112,504 last fall for eight “serious” violations. Musk’s company is contesting the findings of the investigation.

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