OSHA Inspection: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC

Issued

Dec 15, 2022

Abate by

Jan 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,072 · Current $1,036 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.7(b)(4): The employer failed to enter the correct number of calendar days for a work-related injury on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.   a) Case No. 119 (Stow) occurring on 6/10/2022, an employee injured their right hand after lifting a heavy item in stow.  The injury resulted in an on-job transfer or restriction that began on 6/24/2022.  The injury recorded 25 work restricted workdays even though there at least 38 restricted workdays.

Issued

Dec 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,072 · Current $1,036 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.40(a):The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.  On or about 8/1/2022, the employer failed to provide OSHA 301 Injury and Illness Incident Reports for injuries and/or illnesses included in their 2022 calendar year OSHA 300 Log within four business hours.  The company provided incomplete records approximately nine hours after the initial request.  Upon receipt, the missing OSHA 301s included OSHA 300 Log case numbers 26, 28, 29, 31-43, 45-78, 80-83, and 85-110.  The violations included, but were not limited to the following:    (a)	Case No. 43 (AFE Pack Stations) occurring on 3/6/2022, an employee sustained an injury to the back after lifting boxes at their pack station.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 67 days.   (b)	Case No. 59 (Station 4390) occurring on 3/28/2022, an employee sustained a wrist pain while lifting a tote with items.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 102 days.  (c)	Case No. 61 (Pick Station 3337) occurring on 3/27/2022, an employee sustained a wrist sprain while picking items from a lower pod.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 125 days.   (d)	Case No. 65 (AFE / Rebin Pack Stations) occurring on 3/28/2022, an employee sustained a back injury during rebinning activities.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 36 days.  (e)	Case No. 67 (Stow Stations) occurring on 4/2/2022, an employee was stowing an item and felt pain in their left thumb.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 96 days. (f)	Case No. 72 (AFE1 Station 110-1) occurring on 4/6/2022, an employee injured their back while working in AFE1 lifting heavy items all day. The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 69 days. (g)	Case No. 81 (Stow Station) occurring on 5/10/2022, an employee injured their right wrist while working in stow after mishandling an empty tote/item.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 82 days.   (h)	Case No. 88 (Decant) occurring on 5/13/2022, an employee injured their left wrist picking up a case of items in decant.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 15 days.   (i)	Case No. 93 (Pick ARSAW Station 2134) occurring on 5/24/2022, an employee felt pain to right wrist while picking.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 51 days.   (j)	Case No. 100 (Pick Station) occurring on 6/1/2022, an employee sustained an injured finger from jamming into an item while reaching into a bin.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 59 days.  (k)	Case No. 105 (Pick Station) occurring on 5/10/2022, an employee sustained wrist pain from picking items.  The injury resulted in job transfer or restriction for 15 days.