OSHA Is Probing Amazon Warehouse Over Coronavirus Concerns (1)

April 8, 2020, 9:59 PM UTC

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, following complaints from workers that the company is not doing enough to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at the facility, an agency spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Amazon Warehouse Warned Staff Not to Touch Shipments for 24 Hours

At the facility, called AVP1, workers receive products from manufacturers, many of them located overseas, break those shipments down, and route them on to dozens of Amazon warehouses for storage and shipment to customers. Amazon workers around the country have staged protests and walkouts to highlight their concerns about ...

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