{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.warren.senate.gov/oversight/letters/massachusetts-lawmakers-question-amazon-about-high-rate-of-serious-injuries-at-the-companys-fall-river-facility", "Massachusetts Lawmakers Question Amazon About High Rate of Serious Injuries at the Company's Fall River Facility", "2019-12-23", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Elizabeth Warren", "W000817", "www.warren.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 23, 2019\n\t\t\t Massachusetts Lawmakers Question Amazon About High Rate of Serious Injuries at the Company's Fall River Facility \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t New report finds problem is most pronounced during peak holiday shopping season\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t Text\r\nof Letter (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren\r\n(D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III\r\n(D-MA-04), on Friday wrote to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asking about newly-reported\r\ndata showing that the rate of serious injuries at a fulfillment facility in\r\nFall River, MA is nearly three times higher than industry average, and\r\nrequesting information about how the company is ensuring worker safety. A new report\r\nfrom Reveal News and The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR)\r\nanalyzed newly-available\r\ndata from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Form\r\n300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses at dozens of Amazon fulfillment\r\nfacilities across the country, including the fulfillment center in Fall River,\r\nMA. Based on the available data, Reveal and CIR found the serious\r\ninjury rate at Amazon facilities was more than double the industry average; and\r\nthe rate at the Fall River facility is nearly three\r\ntimes the industry average. Amazon employs approximately 4,000\r\nMassachusetts residents, nearly a quarter\r\nof which work at the Fall River facility. \"As we near the end of the peak season, we are seeking answers about\r\nwhy so many Massachusetts workers are getting seriously injured at Amazon\r\nfulfillment centers, and your plans to prioritize the safety of workers at all\r\nof your Massachusetts facilities during your busiest period of the year, and at\r\nall other times,\" wrote the lawmakers. Their letter also cites Amazon's plans to open distribution centers in\r\nHolyoke, North Andover, and reportedly, in Quincy. In order to better\r\nunderstand Amazon's plans to address the high rate of serious injuries at the\r\nFall River facility and prioritize the safety of Amazon workers as the company\r\nexpands its footprint in the Commonwealth, the lawmakers have requested answers\r\nto their questions no later than January 6, 2020. ###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.warren.senate.gov/oversight/letters/massachusetts-lawmakers-question-amazon-about-high-rate-of-serious-injuries-at-the-companys-fall-river-facility"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0495918579399586, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}