An investigation into Amazon Inc. warehousing operations in Logan Township, New Jersey, found workers exposed to ergonomic hazards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Friday.
The agency also said there was inadequate medical care for injured workers.
OSHA issued Amazon a citation for ergonomic hazards and proposed $15,625 in penalties, alleging the company exposed employees to “ergonomic hazards capable of causing serious physical harm.”
Inspectors found Amazon “required employees to perform tasks leading to bodily stress that had caused, were causing and were likely to cause musculoskeletal disorders,” according to a statement.
OSHA, alleging that Amazon had also failed to use established controls to ensure that injured employees received proper medical care, issued a Hazard Alert Letter for what it called a “medical treatment failure,” a concern found in other Amazon facilities in Deltona, Florida, and Castleton, New York this year.
The agency has 18 open federal inspections at Amazon locations in the U.S. This marked the sixth time this year that OSHA has cited Amazon for violations, including citations issued for violations at warehouse facilities in Castleton; Deltona; Aurora and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Nampa, Idaho; Waukegan, Illinois; Bayonne, New Jersey; and New Windsor, New York.
Amazon has 15 business days to comply with the latest citation or request an informal conference with OSHA.