{"id":425029,"date":"2022-04-01T18:01:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/probe-launched-into-deadly-amazon-illinois-warehouse-collapse\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T18:01:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:01:15","slug":"probe-launched-into-deadly-amazon-illinois-warehouse-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/probe-launched-into-deadly-amazon-illinois-warehouse-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"#Probe launched into deadly Amazon Illinois warehouse collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a40e6c9f0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a40e6c9f0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/probe-launched-into-deadly-amazon-illinois-warehouse-collapse\/#%E2%80%9CProbe_launched_into_deadly_Amazon_Illinois_warehouse_collapse%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Probe launched into deadly Amazon Illinois warehouse collapse&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CProbe_launched_into_deadly_Amazon_Illinois_warehouse_collapse%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Probe launched into deadly Amazon Illinois warehouse collapse&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>US lawmakers are launching an investigation into Amazon\u2019s handling of a deadly warehouse collapse in Illinois in December.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to chief executive Andrew Jassy on Thursday, the House Oversight Committee said it is \u201cconcerned by recent reports that Amazon may be putting the health and safety of its workers at risk, including by requiring them to work in dangerous conditions during tornadoes, hurricanes, and other extreme weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The warehouse collapsed after a tornado ripped through it, killing six employees. Im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely afterward, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it had launched an investigation into the deadly collapse after reports surfaced that Amazon employees were unprepared for such a disaster because the company had inadequate safety protocols.<\/p>\n<p>The House committee, headed by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), also pointed in its Thursday letter to allegations that employees felt \u201cthreatened by their supervisors with termination or other adverse employment consequences\u201d if they left their workplace to seek shelter.\u00a0 As The Post reported, one of the victims, Larry Virden, texted his girlfriend, \u201cAmazon won\u2019t let us leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-52-warehouse-tornado.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Amazon warehouse that was destroyed in a tornado.\" class=\"wp-image-21742734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-52-warehouse-tornado.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-52-warehouse-tornado.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/amazon-52-warehouse-tornado.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon employees allege that they were not properly prepared for the tornado.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The committee, which also includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), also pointed to other mishandled weather-related events, including a July heat wave in which employees at a Seattle-area warehouse were working in temperatures reaching 90 degrees inside the facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investigation will inform legislative efforts to curb unfair labor practices, strengthen protections for workers, and address the effects of climate change on worker safety,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s critics also pointed to policies that workers are not allowed to use their cellphones on the warehouse floor during work hours and that they may have missed critical tornado warning alerts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus continues to be on supporting our employees and partners, the families who lost loved ones, the surrounding community, and all those affected by the tornadoes. 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