Special Report-U.S. regulators ignored workers' COVID-19 safety complaints amid deadly outbreaks


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  • Wednesday, 06 Jan 2021

From left, Business Representative for Teamsters Local 104 Carlos Toledo and Teamsters shop stewards and UPS workers Michael Sanchez and Nick Quijada pose for a photo in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

(Reuters) - Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety regulators, alleging the company was taking a lax approach to social distancing, sanitizing equipment and quarantining workers with COVID-19 symptoms. He hoped for an inspection of the facility that would force changes to protect worker safety.

Instead, the state arm of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) summarized Cabezola's concerns in an email to company management, reviewed the UPS response and closed the file.

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