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SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $173,100 civil penalty against Eaton
Corporation Aerospace Operations of Irvine, Calif., for allegedly violating drug
and alcohol testing regulations. The FAA alleges that Eaton, which operates aircraft repair
stations, failed to include six employees who performed safety-sensitive work in
random drug and alcohol testing pools. Five of the six employees allegedly
performed air carrier maintenance when they were not in the pools. Additionally, the FAA alleges Eaton failed to conduct
pre-employment drug tests before transferring two employees into
safety-sensitive positions, and failed to ask two employees if they had tested
positive on a DOT pre‑employment drug or alcohol test or refused to take such a
test within the past two years. Furthermore, Eaton failed to retest all employees who received
negative drug test results that indicated they had consumed large amounts of water beforehand, use DOT testing
forms for six employees, and ensure its testing laboratory provided required
statistical testing summaries, the FAA alleges. Eaton has requested to meet with the FAA to discuss the
case. ###
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