Why So Many Amazon Workers Are Getting Hurt

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For years, Amazon warehouse workers have been speaking up about unsafe conditions and the risk of injury they say they face while churning out millions of packages every day. Now their claims are being backed up by federal investigators who cited Amazon for “failing to keep workers safe” and new 2022 facility-level injury data that shows Amazon workers get injured at a rate of 6.9 for every 100 workers. CNBC spoke with Amazon workers who’ve been hurt and asked the government, and Amazon, what’s being done to make warehouses safer. • Chapters: • 00:00 — Introduction • 02:13 – Injured at higher rates • 07:09 — How workers get hurt • 10:25 — Problematic injury reporting • 14:42 — Promises to do better • 19:21 — Workers taking action • Produced and Shot by: Katie Tarasov • Edit by: Evan Lee Miller • Animation: Christina Locopo, Jason Reginato and Alex Wood • Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt • Additional Camera: Liam Mays and Lucas Mullikin • Additional Footage: Amazon, Bobby Gosvener, C-SPAN2, Getty Images, Jennifer Crane, Lanita Hammons, Strategic Organizing Center, The Committee on Education The Workforce • » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC • » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision • About CNBC: From 'Wall Street' to 'Main Street' to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has you covered. Experience special sneak peeks of your favorite shows, exclusive video and more. • Connect with CNBC News Online • Get the latest news: https://www.cnbc.com/ • Follow CNBC on LinkedIn: https://cnb.cx/LinkedInCNBC • Follow CNBC News on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBC • Follow CNBC News on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBC • Follow CNBC News on Instagram: https://cnb.cx/InstagramCNBC • #CNBC • Why So Many Amazon Workers Are Getting Hurt

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