Bloomberg Law
December 5, 2018, 7:50 PM UTCUpdated: December 5, 2018, 8:58 PM UTC

Amazon Workers Hospitalized After Bear Spray Chemical Release (2)

Sam Pearson
Sam Pearson
Reporter

An Amazon.com Inc. warehouse worker is in critical condition and more than 20 others are being treated at hospitals after equipment punctured a can of bear spray at a New Jersey fulfillment center Dec. 5.

John Nalbone, a spokesman for Robbinsville Township, N.J., told Bloomberg Law the puncture released the chemical capsaicin, an active ingredient in chili peppers. At least 54 workers were exposed, 24 of whom were transported to five local hospitals.

“The safety of our employees is our top priority, and as such, all employees in that area” have been relocated to a “safe place and employees experiencing ...

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