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Pa.’s Amazon workers have almost twice as many serious injuries as other warehouse workers here

In some counties, such as Bucks, Philadelphia, and New Castle, Del., Amazon’s serious injury rates were more than double those at warehouses run by other companies.

Wilberte Moise, shown here in her home in Philadelphia, is a former Amazon worker who tore a ligament in her knee in 2018 when trying to pick up a heavy package in the King of Prussia facility. Moise said she elevates her knee when resting because it is more comfortable.
Wilberte Moise, shown here in her home in Philadelphia, is a former Amazon worker who tore a ligament in her knee in 2018 when trying to pick up a heavy package in the King of Prussia facility. Moise said she elevates her knee when resting because it is more comfortable.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer