A worker prepares packages at an Amazon same-day delivery fulfillment center on Prime Day in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on July 16, 2024. According to the Senate report, 45 out of 100 warehouse at Amazon received injuries during the 2019 Prime Day event. — Bloomberg
NEW YORK: Amazon’s popular Prime Day sales event has been “a major cause of injuries” for warehouse workers who pick and pack customer orders at the ecommerce giant's facilities across the United States, according to a report released July 16 by US Senator Bernie Sanders.
The report, which draws information from a year-long Senate committee investigation into Amazon's safety practices and relied on internal company data from 2019 and 2020, said peak shopping times – including the holiday shopping period – resulted in the “highest weekly injury rates” for warehouse workers.
