catastrophic storms, and now an amazon facility in illinois under investigation by the occupational safety and health administration, and a candle factory in mayfield, kentucky, by the state s labor division. everybody is expected to live up to certain standards of both the law of safety and of being decent human beings. i was just praying that god would take me because i didn t want to endure the pain no more. reporter: jim douglas worked at the candle factory for more than two years and says the company treated him well and was prepared for friday night s storms. from his hospital bed in nearby paduka, douglas reliving what it was like inside when the tornado struck. it was different layers come down and i could feel my body would like compact more. i was getting my face was already on the ground, but there was something trapped in my pelvic area. reporter: you were being crushed. i was definitely being
victims so far across multiple states from these tornadoes making this the deadliest tornado outbreak in december on record. and as cnn s brynn gingras reports from kentucky, more than 100 people are still missing. reporter: a massive effort to clean up in eight states devastated by friday s catastrophic storms. and now an amazon facility in illinois under investigation by the occupational safety and health administration. and a candle factory in mayfield, kentucky, by the state s labor division. everybody is expected to live up to certain standards of both the law of safety and of being decent human beings. pray are that god would take me because i didn t want to endure the pain no more. reporter: jim douglas worked at the candle factory for more than two years and says the company treated him well and was prepared for friday night s storms. from his hospital bed in nearby paducah, douglas reliving what it was like inside when the tornado struck. it was like different layers