The report stems from an 18-month investigation that reviewed seven years of Amazon workplace injury data and interviewed over 130 Amazon workers. It found that despite Amazon's claims of safe working conditions, company data showed that its warehouses have 'significantly higher' injury rates than both the industry average and non-Amazon warehouses.
Amazon workers were nearly twice as likely to be injured compared to workers at other warehouses in the sector. The report also found in 2023, Amazon warehouses recorded more than 30% more injuries than the industry average.
Although the company has safety protocols, the report said 'the company's required rates make those procedures nearly impossible to follow.' Amazon's continued and daily endangerment of the nation's second largest private-sector workforce must end.
On Monday, Amazon rejected the investigation's findings, asserting that the company has made significant safety improvements over the years, even while consumer demand has surged.
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