"Within 24 hours of that phone call, Boring executives had set up a meeting with senior regulators in the state, and the citations had been withdrawn. The withdrawal of the citations (which Nevada OSHA maintains was due to the violations not meeting legal requirements) was never documented in OSHA's case file, and a public record that had referenced the meeting was altered. (State officials and regulators say that no supervisor ever gave direction to delete the record of the meeting.)"
"A few weeks after all that transpired, Boring Company was caught illegally dumping wastewater into manholes around Las Vegas. One Boring manager was specifically called out in documents, as he apparently "feigned compliance" with county inspectors, only to start dumping the waste again as soon as he thought inspectors had left the site. Both of these stories have caused somewhat of an uproar in Las Vegas. Residents have been asking their representatives about it at town halls and meetings."
Nevada's state safety regulator issued three "willful" citations against the Boring Company after a training drill in which two firefighters suffered burns. Boring executives arranged a meeting with senior state regulators within 24 hours of a call to a Governor's office contact, and the citations were withdrawn. The withdrawal was not documented in OSHA's case file and a public record referencing the meeting was altered. Weeks later, the company was caught illegally dumping wastewater into Las Vegas manholes, with a manager "feigning compliance" before resuming dumping. Nevada residents expressed outrage and Congresswoman Dina Titus demanded accountability, prompting a federal OSHA inquiry into the state plan.
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