Amazon Installs New AC at its New Jersey Warehouse After Fatal Prime Day Incident

Amazon is reportedly installing a new air conditioning (AC) unit, along with additional electric fans, at its New Jersey EWR9 warehouse.

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A worker prepares packages for delivery at an Amazon warehouse on September 4, 2014 in Brieselang, Germany. Germany is online retailer Amazon's second largest market after the USA.

The said Amazon facility is the same warehouse wherein one of the workers of the e-commerce giant died during the Prime Day shopping rush.

Amazon's New AC at New Jersey Warehouse

As per the latest news by The Verge, Amazon is reportedly upgrading its warehouse in New Jersey, adding a new AC and a couple of additional fans, helping to lower the temperature in the facility.

The spokesperson of Amazon, Sam Stephenson, says in a statement to the NBC News that the tech giant frequently checks the temperatures in its facilities.

And on top of that, the Amazon spokesperson says that their safety teams are taking "action to address any temperature-related issues."

Fatal Prime Day Incident at Amazon Warehouse

It is worth noting that last July 13, the same New Jersey warehouse of Amazon is the location where one of its employees died.

The Verge notes in its report that during that day the temperature in the area reached a staggering 92 degrees.

One of the employees at the EWR9 warehouse has also disclosed to NBC News that the facility has areas that have fans to help with the ventilation, but these spots still get hot.

On the other hand, Amazon reportedly says that the death of one of its New Jersey warehouse employees is all due to "a personal medical condition."

Furthermore, the renowned e-commerce platform also notes that the said worker who died during the Prime Day rush failed to report to his managers that he was feeling under the weather.

A recent report by NBC News last July states that the tech giant has already ruled out the conditions at its facility as the reason for his fatality.

And as such, it is not really clear whether the hot temperature inside the Amazon facility had caused the death of one of its employees.

But even so, a new report claims that the tech behemoth has decided to install a new AC at the same facility wherein one of its workers died.

And to further keep the temperature low, Amazon is also reportedly installing additional fans in various parts of the facility.

However, the tech giant has yet to confirm nor deny the upgrades in its New Jersey facility.

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Written by Teejay Boris