Worker safety | Senate report: Amazon Prime Day "a major cause of injuries" for warehouse staff

A report released by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) has criticized the safety practices in Amazon warehouses around its annual Prime Day event.

The report, released Monday by Senator Bernie Sanders, suggests that Amazon Prime Day – held this year on July 16 and July 17 – is a “a major cause of injuries for the warehouse workers who make it possible.”

The HELP committee identifies “extremely unsafe conditions in Amazon warehouses during Prime Day and the holiday season,” suggesting the e-commerce company should “do more” to protect its warehouse staff.

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The report refers to Amazon warehouse injury rate data from 2019, which has been made publicly available for the first time.