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AmazonEmergency responders called to Amazon warehouses 189 times for suicide attempts and mental health crises

Investigation revealed emergency workers were summoned to Amazon warehouses at least 189 times between 2013-2018 for suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts, and mental health episodes. Reports came from 46 warehouses in 17 states. Workers cited pressure cooker environment.

Scoring Impact

TopicDirectionRelevanceContribution
Mental Health-againstprimary-1.00
Worker Rights-againstsecondary-0.50
Overall incident score =-0.429

Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.57)× agency (negligent ×0.5)

Evidence (1 signal)

Confirms labor Mar 11, 2019 documented

Emergency responders called to Amazon warehouses 189 times for suicide attempts and mental health crises

Investigation revealed emergency workers were summoned to Amazon warehouses at least 189 times between 2013-2018 for suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts, and mental health episodes. Reports came from 46 warehouses in 17 states. Workers cited pressure cooker environment.

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