Senate report accuses Amazon of ignoring worker safety in productivity push | CNN Business

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Amazon is disregarding its own research that shows warehouse employees are facing an increased injury threat due to its focus on productivity, according to Senate investigators.

The Senate report released Sunday said the company forces workers to repeat the same movements hundreds, if not thousands, of times each shift, resulting in extremely high rates of injury to their muscles and joints. Amazon also forces workers to choose between following safety procedures, such as asking for help to move heavy objects, or risk discipline and potential termination for not moving fast enough, the report

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