A Senate investigation accused Amazon of endangering workers to prioritize speed while manipulating injury data to appear safer. The probe revealed Amazon's warehouse injury rates are nearly double the industry average, with workers suffering chronic pain, disabilities, and diminished quality of life. The report criticized Amazon's safety protocols as impossible to follow under extreme work demands and accused the company of obstructing injured workers from seeking medical care. Amazon defended its methodology for comparing injury rates, maintaining that its data was accurate.
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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02A Senate investigation accused Amazon of endangering workers to prioritize speed while
00:06manipulating injury data to appear safer. The probe revealed Amazon's warehouse injury rates
00:11are nearly double in the industry average, with workers suffering chronic pain, disabilities,
00:16and diminished quality of life. The report criticized Amazon's safety protocols as
00:21impossible to follow under extreme work demands and accused the company of obstructing injured
00:26workers from seeking medical care. Amazon defended its mythology for comparing injury rates,
00:31maintaining its data is accurate. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.