Federal authorities have issued citations against Amazon at six of the company’s warehouses for failing to adequately report injuries
Federal authorities have issued citations against Amazon.com Inc. at six of the company’s warehouses for failing to adequately report injuries.
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, issued citations on Thursday after conducting workplace safety inspections at Amazon facilities outside of New York City: Albany, N.Y.; Denver; Boise, Idaho; Chicago and Orlando, Fla., according to a spokesman from the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. OSHA investigated after it received referrals for potential workplace hazards that included Amazon’s required pace of work for employees.
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