Feds have 'concerns,' but no punishment, for Amazon after deadly warehouse collapse in tornado

A federal agency's inspection of an Illinois Amazon warehouse facility where six people died last year during a tornado "raised concerns" about employee safety, but the regulatory agency stopped short of issuing any fines or penalties against the e-commerce giant.

Six people were killed last December when a tornado smashed through the massive Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois. The 11-inch concrete walls collapsed and the 40-foot roof caved in, destroying a football-field section of the 1 million square foot building.

In a “Hazard Alert Letter” to Amazon published Tuesday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration wrote that its inspection of the facility "raised concerns about the potential risk to employees during severe weather emergencies."

In interviews with Amazon and contract workers, OSHA officials found that some employees couldn't remember ever participating in severe weather or shelter-in-place drills, and some didn't know where the designated warehouse shelter was.