The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued alert letters in regard to three Amazon warehouse facilities. OSHA has cited Amazon for failing to keep workers safe after inspections at three warehouse facilities — in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York — after finding workers exposed to ergonomic hazards.
Specifically, OSHA cited the company for violations of the general duty clause in the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which requires employers to provide safe workplaces. The agency also cited the company for exposing workers at the Florida warehouse to struck-by hazards. Similar investigations at three Amazon locations in Aurora, Colorado; Nampa, Idaho; and Castleton, New York, are ongoing.