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Whoa: new report finds that Indiana officials "quietly absolved Amazon of responsibility" for a warehouse worker's death in order to aid state's bid for HQ2. "They deleted every fine levied and accepted the company’s argument—that the worker was to blame." indystar.com/story/news/inv…
"During the call, [Indiana's OSHA director] told Amazon officials what she’d need from them in order to shift the blame from the company to 'employee misconduct'...She told [the inspector on the case] 'I hope you don’t take it personally if we have to manipulate your citations.'”
"Some days after the call with Amazon, [the inspector] said Indiana's Labor Commissioner pulled him into his office. The governor told him how much it would mean to Indiana if the state won the Amazon HQ. Then the commissioner told him to back off on the Amazon case—or resign."
"The same day [the inspector] sent his whistleblower email, Amazon’s corporate offices in Seattle gave a $1,000 campaign contribution to Indiana’s governor. It was years before Holcomb would next face reelection, and Amazon hasn’t donated to him before or since."
Probably also worth noting that Philip Lee Terry, the worker who was crushed by a falling forklift, lay in a pool of blood for two hours before anyone found him.
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