The Labor Department is ordering Amazon to review its practices of how the tech giant responds to severe weather emergencies after deficiencies were found during a probe into the collapse of a company warehouse in Illinois that was hit by a tornado, killing six workers.
to review its practices of how the tech giant responds to severe weather emergencies after deficiencies were found during a probe into the deadly collapse of a company warehouse in Illinois that was hit by a tornado.
and another employee was injured. The incident prompted criticism from elected officials who said Amazon had inadequate safety protocols in place and a federal probe led by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was launched.In a Tuesday letter to a warehouse manager at the warehouse, OSHA investigators said they discovered that megaphones used to activate shelter-in-place procedures during the weather emergency were locked in a cage and inaccessible.
Workers were told by Amazon managers to go to a restroom 10 minutes prior to the tornado touching down, according to investigators. In a statement to FOX Business, Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said "the storm in Edwardsville last fall was a tragedy and our teams on the ground continue to support our employees and the broader community as they work to recover."
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