Amazon is breaking the law by putting warehouse workers at risk for back and joint injuries, federal regulators say in new citations
as workers in non-Amazon warehouses, a review of Washington state workers' compensation data showed.
The company has previously called reporting on its high injury rates"extremely selective" and said that it takes health and safety seriously in its warehouses. Last year, Amazon donated $12 million to the National Safety Council to"invent new ways to prevent" musculoskeletal disorders. The company has rolled out workplace-safety initiatives at its warehouses, including a job-rotation program, daily stretches, and training on how to properly lift and grip.
Regulators in Florida interviewed"several workers" who had been fired while they were injured, the letter said.And some injured workers who needed to take time off work to recover were told to request short-term disability benefits rather than workers' compensation benefits, according to the regulators.
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