Get the latest tech news

Amazon aware of warehouse injury risk, report finds

The e-commerce giant is accused of trying to misrepresent its safety record, but says a report "isn't grounded in reality".

Amazon pushes its US warehouse workers to fulfill orders at speeds that could cause high rates of injury despite being aware of the risks, an investigation led by Senator Bernie Sanders has found. Amazon workers were also nearly twice as likely to be injured than people working in warehouses operated by other companies in each of the last seven years, according to the report, which was signed off by Democratic members of the Senate's Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. But the report said the company opted not to adopt the recommended changes, which included providing more time off to workers, and halting disciplinary action against people who did not meet working speed requirements.

Get the Android app