'This entire facility could have been evacuated when it was believed a tornado was en route. It appears that holiday profits took precedence over safety,” Clifford Law Offices partner Jack Casciato said in a statement.
The family of an Amazon delivery driver who was killed when a tornado hit a warehouse in downstate Edwardsville last month plans to file a lawsuit against the online retail giant.
Attorneys with Chicago-based Clifford Law Offices said they will file the lawsuit on Monday in Madison County Circuit Court, on behalf of the family of 26-year-old Austin McEwen, one ofREAD MORE:The law firm said Amazon management knew or should have known about the risk of a tornado more than 24 hours before it hit the warehouse, and failed to adhere to U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration preparedness plans for severe weather.
The facility also did not have a basement shelter, and no safety plan or adequate emergency plan required by OSHA, according to the law firm. “Initial reports from those that survived this avoidable tragedy are disturbing. We certainly intend to discover what precautions Amazon could have taken to save lives. Certainly, this entire facility could have been evacuated when it was believed a tornado was en route. It appears that holiday profits took precedence over safety,” Clifford Law Offices partner Jack Casciato said in a statement.
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