‘Primed for Pain’: New Report Shows Amazon Workers Injured More Than Twice Industry Average
A new report out Tuesday accuses Amazon of having an “abysmal health and safety record” as a result of its obsession with production speed, pointing to worker injury rates that are far higher than those across the warehouse and shipping industry.
The analysis, Primed for Pain: Amazon’s Epidemic of Workplace Injuries, was released by the Strategic Organizing Center (SOC), a collection of four labor unions, and comes amid sustained scrutiny over the company‘s mistreatment of workers amid soaring profits.
The report is based on data Amazon provided to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and covers the four-year period 2017-2020.
“Every day is just go, go, go,” said Safiyo Muhamed, a former worker at an Amazon fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota for two and a half years who suffered a slipped disc in her back while lifting a heavy tote.
