St. Peters Amazon employees file OSHA complaint saying work conditions caused injuries

Amazon employees at a St. Peters fulfillment center, along with the Missouri Workers Center, filed a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday, alleging the retail giant’s work practices have led to job-related injuries and a failure to ensure safety.

The 10-page complaint, signed by 14 employees, details examples of how workers suffered job-related injuries because of dangerous working conditions and received inadequate treatment from the facility’s in-house medical team, AmCare.

“Amazon doesn't care about our complaints,” said Wendy Taylor, a packing worker and a member of the warehouse worker and organizing committee. “They don't care about our injuries. They don't care about us, so we have to come together in numbers.”

In May, 400 workers at the same facility — STL8 — sent managers a petition asking for safer working conditions. Those workers say their request has been ignored.

An Amazon spokesperson, Maureen Lynch Vogel, said in a statement the company would be happy to welcome OSHA into its sites at any time.