In December, a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, killing six workers, most of whom were contracted delivery drivers.
Highlights
- Labor Department orders Amazon to review how it responds to severe weather events.
- In December, a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, killing six workers.
- Six workers were killed, most of whom were contracted delivery drivers.
- OSHA investigators concluded that Amazon’s severe weather emergency procedures “met minimal safety guidelines for storm sheltering” Some Amazon employees didn’t know where the shelter was located inside the warehouse, the letter says.
- It’s unclear if any mechanisms exist to ensure Amazon enacts the agency’s recommendations, which is not required to respond to the letter, and it is unclear if there are any mechanisms to ensure that Amazon adheres to OSHA recommendations.