14,000 “serious injuries” reported at Amazon fulfilment centres last year marking 33% rise

Amazon workers suffered more than 14,000 serious injuries last year as the ecommerce giant’s investments in automation and safety fail protect its employees.
A new damning report published by Reveal from the Centre of Investigative Reporting found that for every 100 employees Amazon staff experienced 7.7 serious injuries, double the most recent industry standard.
It also represented a 33 per cent rise in injuries compared to four years earlier, despite Amazon investing tens of mi