Workers Burned At Tesla Motors Plant

Workers Burned In Industrial Accident

Three workers have suffered burns in an accident at the Fremont, California assembly plant, where Tesla Motors builds its Model S electric car.

According to the company, a low-pressure aluminum casting press failed on Wednesday afternoon, spilling hot metal onto the workers.

All three employees were immediately taken to Valley Medical Center in San Jose with second-degree burns.The Fremont Fire Department dismissed initial reports that there was a fire at the plant, and that the incident is being considered an industrial accident. California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health will investigate the incident.