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Amazon and OSHA settle multi-site warehouse ergonomics cases

OSHA’s multi-site investigation concerned hazardous working conditions associated with lower-back and other musculoskeletal disorders at ten Amazon facilities. The cases were scheduled for hearings before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Confirmed

Case ID: amazon-osha-ergonomics-2024

What the record establishes

A corporate-wide settlement required channels for workers to report ergonomic concerns, programme evaluation, site-level assessments and OSHA monitoring inspections. The agreement resolved the cited ergonomics cases without a litigated final finding and did not include a monetary penalty in the agency announcement.

Sources

  1. Primary recordSettlement requires corporate-wide ergonomic measures at Amazon facilitiesUnited States Department of Labor · 19 December 2024 · accessed 11 August 2026

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