"Elon Musk's tunnel-digging firm The Boring Company's operations in Las Vegas were suspended after a worker sustained a "crushing injury." As local fire department and OSHA spokespeople told Fortune, authorities received a call about an "industrial/machinery incident" on Wednesday evening. The injured worker had to be lifted out of the tunnel using an on-site crane and transported to a local hospital. "The patient is reported to be stable," a spokeswoman for the patient told Fortune."
"The company is hoping to expand its tunnel network to the city's airport, as part of its approved plans to dig a 68-mile and 105-station transit system, dubbed the "Vegas Loop." It's a highly ambitious plan, aiming to cut travel time from the Harry Reid International Airport to the Las Vegas Convention Center down to just five minutes. But considering the company has only completed 3.5 miles of tunnels below the convention center over the last six years, it may not be up to the task."
"As Bloomberg reported earlier this year, Musk's firm has fallen far short of his highly ambitious goals of revolutionizing transportation using an ultra-fast underground hyperloop. Its most notable sources of revenue so far have been the sale of a "not-a-flamethrower," as well as a perfume that smells like burnt hair. According to Fortune, the Boring Company still doesn't have permits to dig a tunnel below the iconic Las Vegas Boulevard, a portion of which is better known as the Strip."
A worker sustained a crushing injury at The Boring Company's Las Vegas tunnel site, requiring an on-site crane to lift the worker out and transport to a hospital. The patient was reported stable. Authorities received a report of an industrial/machinery incident and OSHA and local fire officials are involved. An investigation has suspended operations at the Paradise Road construction site. The company plans a 68-mile, 105-station "Vegas Loop" to connect the airport and convention center in about five minutes, but has completed only 3.5 miles in six years and has abandoned other projects. The company lacks permits for tunneling beneath Las Vegas Boulevard.
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