LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Elon Musk's Boring Company has been fined more than $112K for safety violations by the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration at the Vegas Loop underground tunnel last summer.
According to the OSHA inspection, about 15 to 20 workers were injured while working at the tunnel in the span of two months. The inspection report alleges a chemical mixture inadvertently went into the skin of between 10 to 15 workers causing rashes and burns.
The report goes on to say no showers were available for workers sprayed by the hazards. OSHA also found there was no personal protective equipment provided to protect workers against the chemicals.
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Native Americans Pick Favorite Pottery
Native Americans Pick Favorite Pottery
By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Native American voices and artistry are at the core of a new traveling exhibition of clay pottery from the Pueblo Indian region of the American Southwest, as major art institutions increasingly defer to tribal communities for displays of ancestral art and artifacts.
In all, 60 Native American artists, museum professionals, storytellers and…
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Fallout: New Vegas Day: Christine Royce wins the Costume Contest!
Say hello to the winner of the Costume Contest at Fallout: New Vegas Day! This is the same Christine that Obsidian and us posted about earlier! 💜
Congratulations! They really went all out on this, going as far as shaving their head!
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Scorching Store Temperatures Across the Southwest US
Scorching Store Temperatures Across the Southwest US
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press
Scorching temperatures are expected for the southwestern US over the next few days, with cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas and Palm Springs in California expected to exceed 110 degrees.
Heat is part of the normal summer routine in the desert, but meteorologists say that doesn’t mean people should be comfortable. Excessive heat causes more deaths in the US than…
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a buster and a lover
she loves things, she loves stuff
my veronica playlist here!
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Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hotel workers fighting for new union contracts set a strike deadline Thursday, threatening major disruptions at more than a dozen resorts that could coincide with the Strip's inaugural Formula 1 races later this month.
The Culinary Workers Union said about 35,000 members whose contracts expired earlier this year could walk off the job if deals aren't reached by Nov. 10 with casino giants MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts.
Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend is scheduled to begin Nov. 15 with an opening ceremony and is expected to bring thousands of people to the Strip.
Nevada's largest labor union, with about 60,000 members statewide, hasn’t gone on strike in decades.
A walkout would be the latest in a series of high-profile labor unrest actions around the country — from walkouts in Hollywood to UPS' contentious negotiations that threatened to disrupt the nation’s supply chain — and would follow hospitality workers walking off the job last month at Detroit's three casinos, including MGM Grand Detroit.
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