She was wearing headphones, however, that meant she was unaware of the sirens, but the weather conditions were already adverse with high winds and rain.
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It raised further questions about Amazon’s record on worker safety, after it was criticized in 2021 when a delivery driver in Illinois was warned she would be fired if she stopped delivering and returned to the warehouse during a storm siren.
Amazon said the dispatcher “should have immediately directed the driver to seek shelter” when they reported hearing the sirens and said that “under no circumstance should the dispatcher have threatened the driver’s employment.”
Back at the warehouse, however, six workers died when the tornado struck, raising questions over whether adequate shelter was available, whether workers were advised to go there immediately, and whether the shifts should have gone ahead that evening.
Following the incident, Amazon faced five separate lawsuits filed by surviving employees and families claiming negligence.
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