THE US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Amazon in five states for failing to properly record work-related injuries and illnesses, reports the American Journal of Transportation.
Following referrals from the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, OSHA opened inspections on July 18, 2022, at Amazon locations in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York; and on August 1, 2022, in Aurora, Colorado; Nampa, Idaho; and Castleton, New York.
OSHA issued Amazon citations for 14 recordkeeping violations, including failing to record injuries and illnesses, misclassifying injuries and illnesses, not recording injuries and illnesses within the required time, and not providing OSHA with timely injury and illness records.
Amazon faces $29,008 in proposed penalties.
'Solving health and safety problems in the workplace requires injury and illness records to be accurate and transparent,' said OSHA assistant secretary Doug Parker.
'Our concern is that nothing will be done to keep an injury from recurring if it isn't even recorded in the logbook which - in a company the size of Amazon - could have significant consequences fFollowing referrals from the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, OSHA opened inspections on July 18, 2022, at Amazon locations in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York; and on August 1, 2022, in Aurora, Colorado; Nampa, Idaho; and Castleton, New York.
OSHA issued Amazon citations for 14 recordkeeping violations, including failing to record injuries and illnesses, misclassifying injuries and illnesses, not recording injuries and illnesses within the required time, and not providing OSHA with timely injury and illness records.
Amazon faces $29,008 in proposed penalties.
'Solving health and safety problems in the workplace requires injury and illness records to be accurate and transparent,' said OSHA assistant secretary Doug Parker.
'Our concern is that nothing will be done to keep an injury from recurring if it isn't even recorded in the logbook which - in a company the size of Amazon - could have significant consequences for a large number of workers.'or a large number of workers.'
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Following referrals from the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, OSHA opened inspections on July 18, 2022, at Amazon locations in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York; and on August 1, 2022, in Aurora, Colorado; Nampa, Idaho; and Castleton, New York.
OSHA issued Amazon citations for 14 recordkeeping violations, including failing to record injuries and illnesses, misclassifying injuries and illnesses, not recording injuries and illnesses within the required time, and not providing OSHA with timely injury and illness records.
Amazon faces $29,008 in proposed penalties.
'Solving health and safety problems in the workplace requires injury and illness records to be accurate and transparent,' said OSHA assistant secretary Doug Parker.
'Our concern is that nothing will be done to keep an injury from recurring if it isn't even recorded in the logbook which - in a company the size of Amazon - could have significant consequences fFollowing referrals from the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, OSHA opened inspections on July 18, 2022, at Amazon locations in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York; and on August 1, 2022, in Aurora, Colorado; Nampa, Idaho; and Castleton, New York.
OSHA issued Amazon citations for 14 recordkeeping violations, including failing to record injuries and illnesses, misclassifying injuries and illnesses, not recording injuries and illnesses within the required time, and not providing OSHA with timely injury and illness records.
Amazon faces $29,008 in proposed penalties.
'Solving health and safety problems in the workplace requires injury and illness records to be accurate and transparent,' said OSHA assistant secretary Doug Parker.
'Our concern is that nothing will be done to keep an injury from recurring if it isn't even recorded in the logbook which - in a company the size of Amazon - could have significant consequences for a large number of workers.'or a large number of workers.'
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