A news account reported that Amazon’s Prime Day event is a major case of injuries for United States’ Warehouse Workers. This revelation comes from findings made from a year-long Senate committee investigation. Two things within the report were interesting. The first was: : “During peak seasons, the company skirts and sometimes even outright ignores critical… Continue reading A “PRIME” DAY TO GET HURT AT WORK? INJURED WORKERS IN THE NEWS #125
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Amazon Driver Killed by Dogs: Injured Workers in the News #67
An Amazon Delivery Driver was tragically found dead. Two dogs are suspected to have attacked the Driver. A news reports has a quote from an authority that “[d]ue to the fact of the nature of some of the injuries to the male driver, we can’t confirm or deny if (the dogs) were the cause of… Continue reading Amazon Driver Killed by Dogs: Injured Workers in the News #67
Did Amazon’s Conduct Constitute Serious and Willful Misconduct When Amazon Employee Died at Work? Injured Worker in the News #27
An Amazon Distribution Center collapsed and a delivery driver died. Governmental Officials noted “[w]e are concerned by recent reports that Amazon may be putting the health and safety of its workers at risk, including by requiring them to work in dangerous conditions during tornadoes, hurricanes, and other extreme weather.” Foxnews.com How does the Workers’ Compensation… Continue reading Did Amazon’s Conduct Constitute Serious and Willful Misconduct When Amazon Employee Died at Work? Injured Worker in the News #27
WAS AN AMAZON EMPLOYEE FATALITY AN INDUSTRIAL EVENT? INJURED WORKERS IN THE NEWS #2
An Amazon Worker in New York City was fatally struck. It was reported that they were hit by an unlicensed driver who was a co-worker. At the time of the accident, the 24 year-old Amazon Worker was crossing a street at 11:30pm outside of the the Amazon Fulfillment Center. The worker was brought to the… Continue reading WAS AN AMAZON EMPLOYEE FATALITY AN INDUSTRIAL EVENT? INJURED WORKERS IN THE NEWS #2
AMAZON, ROBOTS, AND WORK INJURIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO NOW
Technological improvement and cost-saving demands have now placed robotic employees in the workforce. Amazon, and other companies, are employing robots that are essentially co-workers with humans. Human employees have suffered work injuries as a result of these robot/human interactions. These work injuries fall within workers’ compensation coverage and entitle the human workers to receive both… Continue reading AMAZON, ROBOTS, AND WORK INJURIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO NOW