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‘Get back to work’: Amazon faces fresh scrutiny over workplace safety record

Workers and labor advocates say the company’s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem

Amazon, one of the world’s largest employers, has for years faced scrutiny over its safety record. When Billy Foister, a 48-year-old worker, died after a heart attack inside one of the tech giant’s warehouses in September 2019, managers were accused of telling staff to “get back to work”.

When another worker died this month at a distribution center in Troutdale, Oregon, an Amazon spokesperson claimed they had collapsed from an “existing medical issue”. They denied a report that a nearby employee was told: “Please get back to work.”

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Apr 24, 2026 Amazon US unions Technology

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