Amazon And Tesla Named Among The Most Dangerous Workplaces In The US

Amazon and Tesla facilities have been named amongst the most unsafe and dangerous places to work in the United States. This is according to a new report by The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health which put both companies on a “dirty dozen” list that ranks companies by their factory conditions.

Specifically, the report highlights 12 corporations for having hazardous working conditions, a list that includes Amazon, Tesla, and Lowe’s. As to how the 12 corporations — which the report dubs the Dirty Dozen — were chosen, National COSH writes that they “solicited information about companies that put workers and communities at risk from our network of health and safety activists.”

The three factors that see a company placed on the list are the rate of reported injuries, unnecessary risks and whether the company had shown a willingness to address worker concerns.

The report notes that Amazon has had 7 workers pass away since 2013 and that the “relentless demand” to fulfil delivery orders leads to harsh working conditions.

The Dirty Dozen 
Amazon
Case Farms
Dine Brands Global (IHOP and Applebee’s)
JK Excavating
Lowe’s Home
Lynnway Auto Auction
New York and Atlantic Railway
Patterson UTI Energy
Sarbanand Farms
Tesla Motors
Verla International
Waste Management

For Tesla, the report showed significant injuries at factories were 31% higher than any other car factory and 83% higher when focused solely on serious injuries.

Tesla has responded to the report, citing that it had already countered the report. It has said it’s made several improvements to its workplace. As of yet, Amazon has yet to respond.

The report suggests Tesla doesn’t accurately track injuries or that we mislabeled or undercounted injuries to make our record look better than it actually is. We believe in transparency and would never intentionally misrepresent our safety record to our employees or the public. Reveal showed us a number of cases where they claimed injuries should have been documented as work-related rather than personal. In fact, we have reviewed and confirmed that the recorded injuries Reveal disputed to us were properly recorded by Tesla.

Amazon is yet to respond to the report.