Trump Selects Former Amazon, UPS Safety Director to Lead OSHA

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Feb. 11, 2025, 11:32 PM EST

Trump Selects Former Amazon, UPS Safety Director to Lead OSHA

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President Donald Trump plans to nominate David Keeling to head the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, according to a White House document sent to congressional staff and obtained by Bloomberg Law.

Trump also plans to name Wayne Palmer of Virginia to lead the Mine Safety and Health Administration, according to the document. Palmer was deputy assistant secretary for the MSHA during the first Trump administration.

Keeling has held positions overseeing safety at both Amazon.com Inc. and UPS.

OSHA under the Biden administration sought to install new regulations protecting workers from high heat and to expand rules for who can join workplace safety inspections, major decisions for new officials.

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[Whyisthisstillclose]

1. The same Amazon where warehouse

workers were reportedly told to ignore a dead coworker and keep working and workers were kept working while a tornado bore down on their town? This would go well....

[Wiz Imp]

2. I don't believe either company has a very good safety record.

https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/amazon-injury-rate/

Amazon Says Its Injury Rates Are Down. They’re Still the Highest in the Industry.

https://trevinolaw.com/trucking-companies-with-the-most-accidents/

Trucking Companies With The Most Accidents (Statistics)

Here are some examples from well-known trucking companies. The information is based on data from the 24 months leading up to Jan 2023:

UPS – encountered a staggering 2,632 collisions, causing 950 injuries and 56 fatalities.
Werner Enterprises – recorded 983 accidents, resulting in 306 injuries and 24 deaths.
Averitt Express – reported 412 accidents, leading to 130 injuries and 8 fatalities.
Fedex Express – experienced 401 accidents, with 146 injuries and 9 fatalities.