A person died overnight at the Amazon warehouse on Integration Loop in Colorado Springs, and police say the death does not appear suspicious. Officers were called to the facility Friday night after a report of a dead body, and attempts to revive the person were unsuccessful.
According to KRDO, Colorado Springs police confirmed the overnight death at the Amazon warehouse located at 4222 Integration Loop. Officers said they received the call about a dead body on Friday night at 10:44 p.m., and that CPR was performed without success. Police told the station they believe the death may have been caused by cardiac arrest, though that has not been confirmed as a determined cause.
Officers were clear in their assessment of the circumstances, telling the outlet the death was nothing suspicious. KRDO reported it reached out to Amazon for comment on the incident, but the company had not responded as of publication.
A Second Death at a Colorado Springs Amazon Site
This is not the first time a Colorado Springs Amazon facility has made headlines over a worker's death. In December 2022, 61-year-old Rick Jacobs died after experiencing a cardiac event at Amazon's DEN4 warehouse in the city, according to The Guardian. In coverage of that earlier case, the Colorado Springs Police Department confirmed the death happened at the Amazon facility and said it was not work-related, per KKTV.
An Amazon spokesperson told that station the man suffered a heart attack just a few minutes before his shift was set to end at 5 that morning. The company said several coworkers were nearby at the time, with at least one person starting first aid as 911 was called and managers were notified. The Guardian's report also noted that Amazon worker deaths in the summer of 2022 included three in New Jersey and one in Pennsylvania, part of broader scrutiny the company has faced over warehouse safety nationwide.
Separate Federal Scrutiny of Local Amazon Operations
Colorado Springs Amazon operations have also drawn attention from federal workplace safety regulators, though in a matter unrelated to either death. The Gazette reported that OSHA proposed a $15,625 penalty over alleged unsafe conditions at Amazon's delivery station at 4303 Grinnell Boulevard, a separate facility from the Integration Loop warehouse.
That inspection took place on Aug. 16, 2022, after an employee complaint about musculoskeletal disorders tied to the site's processing speed and blocked fire exits, the newspaper's report notes. The proposed penalty followed the inspection. The Gazette also reported that the action was the third such move OSHA had taken against Amazon that year, underscoring the recurring regulatory attention the company's warehouse network has drawn.
No further details have been released about the person who died overnight at the Integration Loop warehouse, and police have not identified them. The investigation into the circumstances remains with Colorado Springs police.
