A man who claims to have worked on a Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ) facility in Denton, Texas is suing the bitcoin miner, its key partner CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV), and even OpenAI, alleging that he “sustained catastrophic burn injuries when electrical transformers exploded at a worksite in Denton, Texas,” according to a lawsuit filed by Arnold & Itkin LLP.
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The plaintiff, Joseph Soroka, is bringing the case against “multiple corporate defendants, including T5 Construction, T5 Data Centers, Core Scientific, Coreweave, OpenAI, Telios Corporation, Walker Electrical Contractors, Walker Engineering, and Giga Energy,” per the suit’s press release.
While working at “a facility located on Jim Christal Road in Denton,” Soroka alleges that “one or more high-voltage transformers catastrophically failed while being energized,” creating an “explosion [that] sent burning oil into the air…causing second- and third-degree burns across his body.”
Soroka is seeking monetary relief over $1 million for alleged, “life-altering injuries, including severe burns, physical impairment, disfigurement, and long-term disability.”
“The complaint alleges that the defendants were fully responsible for the failed equipment and the worksite in general, and that their negligence and gross negligence created unsafe conditions. Failures cited include improper design and inspection of equipment, failure to provide safe warnings or procedures for energizing high-voltage transformers, and failure to maintain a reasonably safe workplace,” Arnold & Itkin LLP’s press release for the case states.
Core Scientific made headlines today after a shareholder vote failed to approve its acquisition by CoreWeave. The buyout now terminated, Core Scientific will focus on developing up to 3.3 GW for AI and HPC workloads.
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