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+{"gao_id": "GAO-24-106413", "published": "2024-09-18T12:00:00Z", "released": "2024-10-08T08:00:00Z", "summary": "E-commerce retail sales depend on workers in warehouses to pack and ship items and on workers who take items from distribution centers to people's doors. As these sales have risen, so has the number of injuries among these workers. Federal data shows that the most common injuries are from overexertion\u2014e.g., working while fatigued or moving unsafely while lifting or bending. The Occupational Safety and Health...", "title": "Workplace Safety and Health: OSHA Should Take Steps to Better Identify and Address Ergonomic Hazards at Warehouses and Delivery Companies", "topics": ["Worker safety", "Compliance oversight", "Workers", "Industry classification system", "Warehouse facilities", "Industrial productivity", "E-commerce", "Worker and Family Assistance", "Workplace safety and health", "Working conditions", "Health care"], "type": "reports-testimonies", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106413", "versions": [{"title": "Highlights Page (1 page)", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-24-106413-highlights.pdf"}, {"title": "Full Report (72 pages)", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-24-106413.pdf"}]}