Amazon incidents
Recorded incidents in the United States involving systems built or operated by Amazon. A company appears here when a record names it; inclusion is not a finding of fault.
- 6
- Incidents recorded
- 0
- Deaths
- 54
- Reported injuries
- 2018–26
- Years covered
6 records
Most recent first- Property damage
Amazon MK30 delivery drone hits apartment building in Richardson, Texas
An Amazon Prime Air MK30 struck the outside of an apartment building in Richardson, Texas, during a delivery and fell onto a walkway. No one was hurt; damage was minor.
- Property damage
Amazon MK30 delivery drone snags overhead internet cable in Waco
An Amazon MK30 drone clipped an overhead internet cable while climbing away from a backyard delivery in Waco, Texas, then landed itself. The FAA opened an investigation.
- Property damage
Two Amazon Prime Air MK30 delivery drones strike crane in Tolleson
Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones flying the same route hit the raised boom of a construction crane minutes apart in Tolleson, Arizona. One battery burned; no one was hurt.
- Property damage
Two Amazon MK30 drones crash minutes apart at Pendleton test range
Two Amazon MK30 delivery drones fell from about 200 feet within minutes of each other during testing in Oregon after faulty altitude readings cut power to their motors.
- Property damage
Amazon MK27 test drone crashes and starts field fire near Pendleton
An Amazon Prime Air MK27 prototype lost power on a test flight in eastern Oregon, fell about 160 feet and set several acres of wheat stubble on fire. No one was injured.
- Serious injury
Automated machine punctures bear repellent at Amazon Robbinsville site
An automated machine punctured a can of bear repellent at Amazon's Robbinsville, New Jersey fulfillment center on December 5, 2018, sending about two dozen workers to hospitals.