NEW YORK (AP) — A report released by Senator Bernie Sanders says Amazon’s popular Prime Day sales event has been “a major cause of injuries” for warehouse workers who pick and pack customer orders at the company’s facilities across the U.S. The report released to coincide with the start of Prime Day on Tuesday says nearly 45 out of 100 workers were injured during the two-day sales event in 2019. An Amazon spokesperson says the company has improved its safety numbers since 2019 and disputes many of the report’s claims. The report drew information from a year-long Senate committee investigation into Amazon’s safety practices and said peak shopping times result in the “highest weekly injury rates” for warehouse workers.
