Amazon is obstructing probe into deadly warehouse collapse, House committee says
Summary
Members of the House Oversight Committee are alleging that Amazon is "obstructing" the panels investigation into a deadly warehouse collapse at one of the companys facilities in Illinois. In a Wednesday letter addressed to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Oversights chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Cori Bush, D-Mo., said the company has "failed to produce" key documents requested by lawmakers related to the tragic warehouse collapse. Last December, a tornado ripped through one of Amazons warehouses, known as DLI4, causing the 1.1 million-square-foot facilitys roof to collapse, while 40-foot-tall, 11-inch thick walls on the sides of the building fell inward. The House Oversight Committee in April opened a probe into Amazons labor practices and is specifically zeroing in on its handling of the warehouse collapse. Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel previously told CNBC that the company remains focused on supporting its employees, the families of the victims and the surrounding Edwardsville community.