{"id":22809,"date":"2026-04-22T10:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/get-back-to-work-amazon-faces-fresh-scrutiny-over-workplace-safety-record\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T08:37:17","slug":"get-back-to-work-amazon-faces-fresh-scrutiny-over-workplace-safety-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/get-back-to-work-amazon-faces-fresh-scrutiny-over-workplace-safety-record\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Get back to work\u2019: Amazon faces fresh scrutiny over workplace safety record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Workers and labor advocates say the company\u2019s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem<\/p>\n

Amazon, one of the world\u2019s largest employers, has for years faced scrutiny over its safety record. When Billy Foister, a 48-year-old worker, died after a heart attack inside one of the tech giant\u2019s warehouses in September 2019, managers were accused<\/a> of telling staff to \u201cget back to work\u201d.<\/p>\n

When another worker died this month at a distribution center in Troutdale, Oregon, an Amazon spokesperson claimed they had collapsed from an \u201cexisting medical issue\u201d. They denied a report<\/a> that a nearby employee was told: \u201cPlease get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nWorkers and labor advocates say the company\u2019s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem
\nAmazon, one of the world\u2019s largest employers, has for years faced scrutiny over its safety record. When Billy Foister, a 48-year-old worker, died after a heart attack inside one of the tech giant\u2019s warehouses in September 2019, managers were accused of telling staff to \u201cget back to work\u201d.
\nWhen another worker died this month at a distribution center in Troutdale, Oregon, an Amazon spokesperson claimed they had collapsed from an \u201cexisting medical issue\u201d. They denied a report that a nearby employee was told: \u201cPlease get back to work.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Workers and labor advocates say the company\u2019s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem Amazon, one of the world\u2019s largest employers, has for years faced scrutiny over its safety record. When Billy Foister, a 48-year-old worker, died after a heart attack inside one of the tech giant\u2019s warehouses in September 2019, …<\/p>\n

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