AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Tesla is facing a $49,650 fine from The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following the death of a worker at the Austin Gigafactory in August 2024. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: OSHA investigating worker death at Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory OSHA issued three "se rious" citations for workplace and safety violations. Each penalty totaled $16,550. The citations were as follows: Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided. Employee(s) were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits that were not protected against electric shock by deenergizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means. Before work began the employer did not ascertain by inquiry or direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring a person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the energized electric power circuit. The employer did not post and maintain proper warning signs where such a circuit existed. The employer did not advise employees of the location of such lines, the hazards involved, and the protective measures to be taken. What happened? The Travis County Sheriff’s Office and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the Tesla factory around 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, 2024. ATCEMS said it responded to a cardiac arrest and took an adult to Dell Seton Medical Center in critical, life-threatening condition. The call type was changed to deceased person, the sheriff’s office confirmed. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Family of electrician killed at Tesla Gigafactory sues car maker According to a wrongful death lawsuit, the deceased man’s name is Victor Gomez, and he was a husband and father to three minor children and three adult children. The lawsuit is brought by his widow and Gomez’ adult children. Attorneys for the Gomez family claim that he was working as part of construction at the Gigafactory. There, while inspecting electric panels prior to activation, Gomez was fatally electrocuted by an already energized panel. ...read more read less