An Amazon warehouse worker has died on the job in Oregon

An Amazon employee at a warehouse in Troutdale, Oregon died on the job last week, a company spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch.

According to the source report at the Western Edgeindependent research center that covered the Pacific Northwest, the worker fell to the floor of the PDX9 warehouse and lay dead as workers continued to surround him.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of a member of our team, and our thoughts and sympathies are with their loved ones during this difficult time,” Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson told TechCrunch. “We have been in contact with his family and have provided resources to help them. To the staff at our PDX9 hospital, we have provided grief counselors and additional support. We are grateful for the work of the Multnomah County Sherrif’s Department and local emergency services.”

At a Reddit forum for Amazon employees to fulfill, several people who claim to work at PDX9 said that the building was very hot after the installation of blackout curtains, which prevent air from escaping. He said that the heat would have caused the worker’s death, as it would have made the work more efficient. According to Western Edge, some workers noticed that the building was cooler when they returned to work the next day.

Amazon, however, said Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that this is not work-related. Workers were sent home early and were paid for the remaining time; The night shift was canceled, and the employees who were scheduled to work were repaid, according to the company.

The PDX9 repository has a history of having cruel working conditions; in 2018, search from Reveala research journal, found that 26% of warehouse workers were injured. Report based on 2024 data OSHA showed that the company’s fulfillment centers are showing serious injuries at a rate more than twice the rate of the warehouse industry.

Amazon’s fulfillment center has been under investigation several times by government agencies and prosecutors over warehouse security, investigators say the company. modified data and he failed to write well injury at work. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York is conducting the hearing constant search on workplace safety at Amazon warehouses.

Amazon told TechCrunch that the company has seen a 43% reduction in its global history since 2019 – a metric that tracks every work-related injury requiring first aid. The company said it has invested more than $2.5 billion in safety improvements since 2019, including hundreds of millions of dollars in 2026 alone.