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The announcement came on the same day that workers at seven of Amazon's U.S. facilities walked off the job to protest what they say is the retail giant's unfair treatment of its employees. Safety ...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reached a settlement with Amazon over allegations of hazardous workplace conditions, ABC News first reported Thursday. ... as employees ...
Federal workplace inspectors went to Amazon warehouses in several cities Monday as the Justice Department investigates possible safety issues and whether injuries were hidden, a U.S. official said.
Some warehouse workers of Amazon, the largest American e-commerce retailer with 750,000 employees, have organized for workplace improvements in light of the company's scrutinized labor practices and stance against unions. Worker actions have included work stoppages, and have won concessions including increased pay, safety precautions, and time off.
Amazon’s Roth told me that “the safety and security of employees is our top priority and we are proud of our safety record.” He pointed out that the illness and injury rate among the Chester facility’s thousands of employees, who have worked 12.5 million hours since it opened, is 42 percent lower than that for general warehousing.
On November 28–29, 2021, two workers allegedly died within hours of one another. The first employee suffered a stroke on the site in a trailer shortly after his request; his body was discovered 20 minutes later. The second worker was found in a bathroom of the warehouse and transported to a hospital where they were pronounced dead. [1]
The warehouse opened at 5295 E. Franklin Road in late 2020, when Amazon said it would hire up to 2,000 workers to staff it. The site was inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health ...
On Tuesday, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited an Amazon warehouse in Florida for exposing employees to conditions “which have been associated with the development ...