OSHA investigating Amazon warehouse collapse that killed six
Edwardsville, IL – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the Amazon warehouse collapse in Edwardsville on Friday, Dec, 10 that claimed the lives of six warehouse workers.
Forty-five Amazon workers made it out of the warehouse safely after a tornado struck the warehouse. Recovery efforts continued at the site along Interstate 255-270 on Monday, Dec. 13.
OSHA officers arrived the day after the tornado. “OSHA has six months to complete its investigation, issue citations and propose monetary penalties if violations of workplace safety and or health regulations are found,” U.S. Department of Labor spokesman Scott Allen said.
Tornado warnings began at 8 p.m. on the 10th, and workers began gathering in shelter areas. The National Weather Service said the tornado hit between 8:28 p.m. and 8:32 p.m., intensifying rapidly as it struck the Amazon warehouse. With estimated peak winds of 150 miles per hour, the force was so severe that the roof was ripped off and 11-inch thick concrete walls longer than football fields fell in on themselves.
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