Amazon will pay $145,000 to OSHA as a settlement related to workplace safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reached a settlement with Amazon over allegedly hazardous working conditions at ten of the tech giant’s facilities. Under the terms of the settlement, Amazon will pay a $145,000 fine and must implement “company-wide ergonomic measures” to reduce the risk of worker injuries. OSHA will also continue to inspect facilities over the next two years. On the government side of the agreement, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is Withdrawal Nine of the ten convenient citations are against the company.

Ergonomic injuries are also known as musculoskeletal disorders. These can include sprains and strains that occur while working.

A representative from the Ministry of Labor said ABC News This settlement is “the largest of its kind” and “will resolve all pending lawsuits” against Amazon. However, this will not affect a separate investigation into Amazon’s concealment of workplace injuries, which is currently underway in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Amazon denied these accusations.

Amazon’s workforce was also in the news this week with strikes beginning at multiple facilities in California, Georgia, Illinois and New York. Truckers union members organized the effort, with several union branches voting To take action against the company. The Teamsters had called on Amazon to negotiate working conditions, wages and benefits, and asked the company to agree on contract negotiation dates by December 15. Hell Gate Footage taken of the first day of strikes in Queens, New York, shows a peaceful picket line being cleared by local police, who were reportedly… Barricades were erected To allow contractors to enter and exit the Amazon distribution center.

“If your package is delayed over the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed,” Teamsters general president Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement. From the organization. “We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do the right thing by our members. They ignored that.”