OSHA: Amazon Has Paid Only a Third of Penalties Initially Assessed

Over a seven-year period, Amazon.com Inc. was assessed $329,981 in penalties by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, of which the company paid only $109,864, according to an agency spokeswoman. “In most cases, a settlement agreement was reached in which Amazon agreed to comply with a cited standard or regulation or to eliminate a recognized hazard identified by OSHA during an inspection,” a spokeswoman wrote in an email to Business Insurance regarding penalties assessed and paid from 2017 to 2023. Companies have 15 business days to contest OSHA citations a...