Amazon exposed workers to ‘serious’ harm at N.J. warehouse, inspectors say

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Amazon did not ensure employees with head injuries got proper medical treatment and exposed workers to ergonomic hazards, OSHA alleged.

for allegedly failing to give proper medical care to workers at a South Jersey fulfillment center who suffered head injuries and exposing employees to hazards that could cause “serious physical harm.”

In response to a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, inspectors launched an investigation at Amazon’s facility on Oldmans Creek Road in Logan Township in Gloucester County, according to an announcement from the Department of Labor. A January inspection found Amazon exposed workers to ergonomic hazards by requiring them to perform tasks “leading to bodily stress that had caused, were causing and were likely to cause musculoskeletal disorders,” officials said.

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