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Re:'Shockingly High' Number of Injuries at Amazon's Staten I... by rtkwe on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @06:59PM (#21708495)
It's not going to be perfect and local safety culture can turn a low volume place into a nightmare if managers don't care.

Alternatively is it still a large one? They have large hubs that serve larger areas, not everything is around to be serviced by a local hub.

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Re:'Shockingly High' Number of Injuries at Amazon's Staten I... by irrational on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @07:10PM (#21708586)
I honestly don't know if it is a large one. The nearest populated areas to Portland are Seattle, 200 miles to the north; Boise, 450 miles to the east; and Sacramento, 600 miles to the south. Maybe the Portland hub is used to serve all the little town halfway between Portland and Seattle, Boise and Sacramento?
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Re:'Shockingly High' Number of Injuries at Amazon's Staten I... by rtkwe on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @07:43PM (#21708842)
It looks pretty big and is next to a Fedex Ground hub. It's pretty definitely a major distribution hub for the whole area.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Amazon+Fulfillment+Center+...

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