Amazon Under Fire After Investigation Into Death at Oregon Facility

A report by Western Edge has Amazon in hot water over its poor handling of an employee's death in an Oregon facility. On April 6th, an unidentified man collapsed in Amazon's Troutdale, Oregon, building while working his shift. Workers who asked to remain anonymous told Western Edge that they were told they couldn't perform CPR on the man and were instructed to keep working.

“Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work,” one of the anonymous workers was told by a supervisor.

The facility was shut down early that day, but workers reportedly had to keep working for over an hour while the man lay dead on the warehouse floor. News spread quickly through the building, but workers still do not know what caused the man's death. 911 calls obtained through public records, workers at the scene said the man had extensive blood coming from his head and was "probably dead."

Amazon has a history of poor treatment of its workers, including previous deaths at other facilities in New Jersey and Colorado. At the Troutdale facility, OSHA has previously received two complaints about excessive heat in the building. Despite this, one of the anonymous workers told Western Edge that Amazon had recently installed sound curtains on the walls of the warehouse, restricting airflow and increasing temperatures.

Amazon has yet to release a statement on the death, and did not respond to questions sent by Western Edge. After the report was shared on X, many shared their outrage over Amazon's handling of the situation, with some sharing other instances of worker mistreatment from the company.

Not the same company that locked their drivers out of a warehouse during a tornado warning in Oklahoma City last month. No way!https://t.co/tZnYId1gyV

— Andrea to the Illiterate (@txpsychobaby) April 13, 2026